Politicians should sell policies in rallies, not violence and insults

DP William Ruto shakes hands with Martha Karua at Bomet Green Stadium, on April 1, 2017. Looking on is Governor Salim Mvurya (center). [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

From social media to political campaign rallies, hate speech, ethnic profiling and political intolerance are now becoming the order of the day as the country heads towards the General Election. With only two months to the August 9 polls mainstream media political stories are mostly of how different politicians have been heckled during their campaigns.