Your vote makes or destroys our collective future

Ballot box destroyed during tallying of votes at Arid Zone School Hall, Lamu County. August 2017. [Jane Mugambi,Standard]

Kenya’s democracy is still work in progress. Each citizen gets an equal, but tiny share of political power. A voter’s ballot makes a difference only if he or she breaks a tie. But the probability of breaking a tie, in most cases, is small.

Thus, most voters have no incentive to be well-informed about politics, or to correct their misinformed opinions. They have no reason to think critically about politics or to process information in a rational manner. They indulge in their prejudices and biases.