Investors have now embraced a wait-and-see attitude in approaching the opportunities available in our country, a situation that could hurt the economy further should a political crisis erupt after the polls. We may need to learn from Ghana’s presidential elections held in early December last year, where conceding was critical to evading chaos. The then incumbent President John Mahama conceded defeat to Nana Akufo Addo upon the announcement of winner. That’s palpable enough and crystal clear that it will call for more maturity and respect for the will of Kenyans from the contestants to accept defeat in the polls. Political processesAs we call upon the political class to respect the political process, it is equally imperative that Kenyans desist from being incited to violence.

Source: Standard Digital August 08, 2017 22:03 UTC