The cost of elections

In a democracy, the people’s vote is ‘sacred’ but that has never stopped unscrupulous politicians from buying votes.

In the last few weeks, it has been interesting to see video footage provided by the Kenyan Human Rights Commission allegedly of vote-buying in the Kenyan elections. Considering that the Kenyan presidential election in 2007 degenerated into unrest after accusations of vote rigging were made, many hope that the current scandal isn’t a prelude to something more serious.