Democracy in East Africa loses out as governments battle opposition
A look at the region’s political scene reveals the grim struggle between those in power and those who oppose them, in a way that augurs ill for the political pluralism they have all subscribed to. TEA GRAPHIC | FILE PHOTOS |
A look at the region’s political scene reveals the grim struggle between those in power and those who oppose them, in a way that augurs ill for the political pluralism they have all subscribed to, at least on paper.
The gap between the written constitutional provisions, which set up multi-party dispensations, and what happens on the ground grows wider every year.