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​Kenya Elections 2017: A crisis is rooted in Euro-American capitalist psychosis

26/10/2017

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PictureVillage Life. Borrowed from: Potentash
​In the last few days, in the run up of the repeat “election” that takes place today, the business community has gone full throttle in bombarding Kenyans with the idea that the elections have cost the economy too much. The latest in this messaging came from the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, which released a statement saying that 700bn shillings have been lost over the last four months. In other words, democracy is too expensive for Africans.

​Similarly, it is clear that the US, its embassy and media, have taken the side of the current government, although with less subtlety than the business community. The US Ambassador’s statements, for example, suggest that Kenyans should not set a high standard for Kenya’s electoral body, and instead be grateful that we’ve come this far in the democratic process.


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