Negotiated democracy breeds ‘theft’

The charters which these elders make reference to are unconstitutional. Their decisions do not respect the two-third gender rule, and women are left out of decision-making processes

The words ‘negotiated democracy’ are fast becoming part of the vocabulary of the people of North Eastern Kenya.

The rate at which residents of this region — whether by default or accident — are embracing this new concept is shocking. In truth, negotiated democracy is an anti-climax to devolution.