Having seen/suffered (delete as appropriate), the effects of our voting emotionally in 2002, isn't time we tried a more rational approach for example using a balanced scorecard?
You could each of the candidates out of 10 (10 being the highest) on how you think they will on each of the following and then go into the booth with something approaching thought.
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I would give the following scores on the current president judging him with his inauguration speech plus having been in power for 5 years,
corruption -5
allocation -3
democratic space -5
security-5
Reforms-wont even go their-in relation to new constitution, affirmative action etc.
I'm not sure if anyone else has realised that Kenya has very few politicians worthy of leading the nation. I think you were very lenient on them.
Is there any way this scorecard can be adopted in current campaigns and extensively aired by Kenyan media? That way, Kenyans can vote using rationale rather than "when is our tribe going to eat?" way-of-thinking?
JM, I know you can name 50 things that the malaika wa ODM will bring to our young nation, but can you name 10 bad things they likely to bring or 10 good ones that Kibaki will? Thought not.
Ssem-I can't even name one worth leading our nation. My definiion is someone who can at least bring us into the 20th century never mind 21st. None of them can even string together two well-though out-well-budgeted changes.
Kim-There are two daily newspapers in Kenya and they are both looking to see who can sell most via sensational stories. So maybe no time for real issues.
It's quite sad that there isnt much between all three. Corruption is what has brought us down so much and I think the present government's score is much higher than what is presented here. True that it's all about 'war of words' at the moment, none of the politicians potrays 'substance'.
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