As debate on the division of revenue raged in Parliament, Abdikadir Mohamed, Mohamed Wehliye, Ahmednasir Abdullahi () and Billow Kerrow took to social media. Their social media walls were awash with explanations and permutations – poking holes - in the new formula with a good dose of history and civic education. Our democracy’s Achilles heel remains weak political parties and money. “Political parties,” writes Edward Lucas in The World in 2050, “have become quasi-commercial institutions with strong patronage networks". Rarely, if ever, does the silent majority engage in public discourse or such mundane civic duties like voting and agitating for change.

Source: Standard Digital August 09, 2020 21:00 UTC