'Six-piece' idea misplaced in era of wise voters

It is imperative to recognise that voters are no longer the 'wajinga' politicians used to prey on. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Author and celebrated poet Munia Khan is more forthright about this reality of life that “it’s hard to befool a fool fooled so many times.” When you become a victim of political manipulation each election year, you gradually develop the knack and natural firepower to isolate and resist half-truths whenever they fly around.

Politicians thrive on lies, even petty ones that would defy your imagination. Like in Zimbabwe a few years back, President Robert Mugabe would fall asleep in front of cameras. His loyalists would then argue that the Zanu-PF strongman was not sleeping but “resting his eyelids”.