Tribalism is Out; Pocketbook Issues are In

 

A voter casts her vote during the 2022 General election voting at Uhuru Gardens primary school , Langata constituency ,Nairobi . August , 2022 [File,Standard]

In Botswana, the ruling BDP lost power in dramatic fashion after six decades, winning only four of 61 parliamentary seats. The incumbent NPP in Ghana lost in an unprecedented landslide, while Senegal witnessed a remarkable turnaround for the opposition PASTEF party, despite the main opposition leader being imprisoned for the campaign. Even the most entrenched ruling liberation parties were not immune to this trend with South Africa and Namibia seeing historic...