[File, Standard]Seventeen months to the general election, political temperatures are fast rising, with politicians engaging in sloganeering and attractive campaign messages to soothe the electorate. The voters must also ask themselves why they voted for the current leaders. The time has come for Kenyans to understand that corruption is not a failure of leaders but a failure of public memory. They must judge their representatives harshly at the ballot, while leaving the campaign rhetoric and campaign waves at the gates of the polling stations. By the next election, campaign narratives shift to new grievances, new fears, and new promises.

Source: Standard Digital February 26, 2026 21:33 UTC