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Steering politics away from divisive ethnicity

Deputy President William Ruto address believers at Nyayo National stadium during a prayer service.

Deputy President William Ruto address believers at Nyayo National stadium during a prayer service on July 16, 2022.
 

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • How to cure the negative effects of ethnic politics to avoid such a split or costly run-off is an important legal and political issue.
  • By avoiding a run-off election, money is saved. 
  • Compared to the BBI consociational proposals, alternative voting is definitely a superior suggestion.

Give it to Dr William Ruto. He made a very good job this election in trying to frame the presidential elections beyond ethnicity. 

However, the results split the country into two almost equal voting blocks, which almost morphed into a costly second-round election.