We are now two short years before the 2027 elections. Like all of Kenya’s elections where an incumbent is seeking re-election, the 2027 contest promises more than the usual antagonisms and hostilities.
Going by the reckless statements already being made about traitors and betrayers, there could even be violence, mirroring events of 1997, 2007 and 2017. Even as the state and non-state actors consider how to reduce the possibility of election-related instability arising from these realities, there is yet another phenomenon which I believe requires attention.