OBBO: It’s the wise African voter who picks the crooked politician; except for Rwanda
People queue to vote during Kenya's general election in August 2022. From Nigeria, Uganda, to Kenya, in every election a good number of corrupt politicians are elected to Parliament. PHOTO | SIMON MAINA | AFP
Almost two weeks ago, Rwandan legislator Gamariel Mbonimana did something highly unusual in our neck of the woods. He resigned from Parliament and apologised for drink-driving.
It was a feast for East African Twitter. Tweeps joked that he had been bewitched. The incident was taken as evidence that, finally, Rwanda had “lost its way” and should leave us alone and go find another continent where it should be. They were saying something important.
