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Democracy is the rule of the people, by the people, and for the people. It is believed to be the best governance model since time immemorial as it is deemed to produce the best results. Compared to monarchy, oligarchy, aristocracy, representative legislatures; democracy comes out as the model which is inclusive of the people in its constitution hence seen by some philosophers like John Stuart Mill as ennobling the people as it makes them involved in politics therein makes them smarter, more concerned about their common good, better education and nobler. Over 150 years since Mill advocated for democratic model when there was none, we now have it; probably the most popular model of governance. Not everything about it is accurate. He posited that democratic governance would enable the common mwananchi's (citizen) intellectual and moral values, however, the common political engagements associated with democracy tends to stultify and corrupt mwananchi than ennoble. Another econ...

Disclaimer: This article doesn't support construction of structures in the Riparian Zones but a discussion from a contextual point of reference of how Kenyans perceive the idea of River Course Diversion a Moot subject.    " There is in every mad man a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him" ~ Antonin Artaud     Ferdinand Waititu Babayao and Controversies, One Side! Controversy stuck on him like glues, he has his way with hitting scandalous and hilarious stance..From confusing the public with University of Punjab and Panjab University to his happy-go-lucky side of politics; he will lose but nature always conspires in his favour, I think he is a text book definition of ; "when one door closes, another opens"- He loses Gubernatorial election for Nairobi in 2013, then the Kabete MP dies, he vies in the by election and wins . Bo...