They say democracy means different things to different people. Well.... so does good governance. Over the years, African governing institution and parliaments more specifically, have been seen to pass policies and laws that are alien to the electorate. My issues however is to whether the lack of consultation and the question of the lack of inclusivity in the policy development processes, can be translated to mean poor governance
Take Kenya as an example. Early 2008, Kenyans witnessed the worst case of internal conflict since independence. Many political analyst have termed this incident as the fight for power to control the resources by different communities. if that is the case, then this so called fight for democracy, remains to be an elitist fight. it is however important to note that this assumption labels kenyans as an ignorant people.
In order to differenciate between tribal clashes and fight for equity, it is paramount that we take a step into the kenyan history in order to understand the great juorney of kenya into a democracy. My greatest fear as a kenyan is that the media and other institutions have not fully analyised the question of democracy in this continent. most african nations are therefore at a risk of being lamped together with nations that have the worst human rights record.
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