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Have we done enough to avert violence in 2022?

Schoolgirl being assisted to flush teargas from her eyes during a protest in Kawangware on October 30, 2017. [Courtesy]

Ignore elder Francis Atwoli and other doomsayers, it’s official. The next general election will take place on August 9, 2022. The Elections Operation Plan now in the public domain, the election countdown has begun. With national security agencies, human rights organisations and businesses deep in scenario planning, what could we do to de-risk electoral politics?

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