Political parties major stumbling block for democracy in Kenya

The acrimony that has dogged Jubilee Party nominations ahead of the November 7 Kibra Constituency by-election has, once again, exposed the facade of our so-called democracy. There has been hue and cry over what many see as the handpicking of footballer McDonald Mariga to be the Jubilee flag bearer in the election.

As a result, 15 other aspirants have been locked out due to the ruling party's failure to conduct a transparent nomination exercise.