Sunday, January 13, 2008
Kenya: Lessons from Naija
Democracy has indeed failed Africa going by the happenings is this East African country. Nigeria last April was in a similar situation. After the 'election monitoring teams' have left the country, Nigerians voted for 'peace'. Following which all those who claimed not have rigged the elections as much as those who out-rigged them went to the courts. Mind you - the courts are the same democratic institutions just like the election itself that have been promoted as part of the panacea of all Africa's governance problems.
The outcome: more than four governorship, numerous senate, several federal and state parliamentary seats were declared vacant in readiness for another round of elections in affected areas. In one case in the hot-bed of the Niger Delta crises a governor was summarily dismissed and another sworn-in within a 48 hour period.
What else do you call this other than 'Nollywood paradigm', this time around applied to democracy.
Democracy has indeed failed Africa going by the happenings is this East African country. Nigeria last April was in a similar situation. After the 'election monitoring teams' have left the country, Nigerians voted for 'peace'. Following which all those who claimed not have rigged the elections as much as those who out-rigged them went to the courts. Mind you - the courts are the same democratic institutions just like the election itself that have been promoted as part of the panacea of all Africa's governance problems.
The outcome: more than four governorship, numerous senate, several federal and state parliamentary seats were declared vacant in readiness for another round of elections in affected areas. In one case in the hot-bed of the Niger Delta crises a governor was summarily dismissed and another sworn-in within a 48 hour period.
What else do you call this other than 'Nollywood paradigm', this time around applied to democracy.
Labels: Strictly Naija 2
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