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Jostling for supremacy in coalitions is not driven by any ideology

Azimio la Umoja bigwigs Wycliffe Oparanya and Kalonzo Musyoka in Luanda, Vihiga County on November 12, 2023. [ Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Political parties and coalitions are experiencing structural upheavals rooted in the paradox of hope and hopelessness but not in any ideology.

A sense of despair prevails because leaders have proved to be indecent, insensitive and incompetent. They imply that the main qualification for high office is callousness and ignorance.

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