The party nomination exercises were every bit as messy as expected; and the howls of outrage by the losers who cried foul, were as loud as had been foreseen. Clearly Kenya has a long way to go in embracing internal party democracy. But there is more to this, than a few party leaders allegedly helping rig in their friends or relations. Once a nation starts going down the path where election irregularities and election violence, are considered to be in some way "normal", this path often ends up in even greater violence when the General Election arrives...
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