Why you should go for statesmen and ignore politicians on August 9

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On August 9, Kenyans will be presented with a blanket cheque-a signed cheque with the amount left for the payee to fill in.

Voters are the payee. The amount is the leaders -either statesmen or politicians- we elect to provide stewardship for the country for the next five years. As payees, we ought to fill in the highest amount to cash, and in this case, elect statesmen and not politicians. In this election, let's vote for statesmen and stateswomen, not politicians.