Why the next Kenyan president might become a dictator

Presidential debate 2017 at Catholic University on July 24, 2017. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Over the weekend, I saw DP William Ruto publicly chewing sugarcane at a public rally in Busia while inviting leaders to speak to the people. That was a creative idea and perhaps a way of embracing the Luhyia way of life and, certainly, a good campaign technique. In normal circumstances, however, do the people of western Kenya eat sugarcane like that? Or does cane eating require less disturbance and privacy? Can Dr Ruto eat the cane outside campaign platforms?

Right now Ruto and Azimio presidential aspirants Raila Odinga are managing their images because they are persuading Kenyans to vote them. Their true characters will only emerge after they have been handed the instruments of power. At the moment, they are showing us their public face- their ability to create rapport with the common people. During campaigns, we hear them promising us good things and criticising their opponents.