Young people during a forum on peaceful elections in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County on July 20, 2022. Tolerance among the political players will play a crucial role in enhancing peaceful elections next week.
Tolerance among the political players will play a crucial role in enhancing peaceful elections next week. Being a transition poll, the stakes are high. It is important to remind Kenyans of the need for the country to emerge from this poll more united and peaceful. We have been there before and the experience was horrible.
The post-election violence of 2007 is a bad reminder and was a culmination of the drums of war that were hit long before the elections. Those seeking the presidency, a symbol of unity, must rein in their foot soldiers who preach politics of animosity.
