Yes, we can be part of real change we desire this August

Voters queue to vote for their candidates during UDA Nominations at the NSSF Polling station in Nairobi on April 14, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

In a statement that still reverberates across the world, legendary Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi once said “be the change you wish you wish to see in the world.”

The import of his weighty statement was that being active rather than passive in a change process is worthwhile in make the world a better place. This should be the rallying call as we head to the August 9 General Election.