Opaque: A dead teacher once won party elections

The ongoing political theatrics lack gravitas in terms of ideological leanings and philosophical grounding. While manifestos rarely win elections - at least down these shores - rigging can, and has won candidates entry into the August House.

And there are reasons to guide against rigging if the party primaries are any yardstick. But when all is said and done, few episodes of rigging will ever come close to the shenanigans of the mlolongo voting system in 1988.