Viewpoint: How tribalism stunts African democracy - @calestous for the BBC http://bbc.in/RnV3zR HT @jonhelfers #governance
@CharlesFiertz @viewfromthecave @jonhelfers Same social pathology. Equally repugnant to democracy and peace.
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@Calestous It would appear that Mohamed Wato has agreed with your assessment of the problem here in#Kenya.http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/index.php?articleID=2000071880&story_title=Kenyans%20can%20put%20politics%20of%20tribe%20to%20an%20end … -
@jonhelfers What are you observing on the ground? -
@Calestous Politics as usual. People know it needs to change and they want it to but they will still vote on ethnic lines. -
@jonhelfers But are leaders selling ideas, themselves or auctioning their communities? -
@Calestous Kenyans are certainly not naive. They know they're being "auctioned" but they also want it to be their turn to eat. -
@jonhelfers Serious democratic work must start within parties. -
@Calestous Isn't that what Peter Kenneth, Martha Karua, and a few others are doing-campaigning on issues? Not much traction out in Western. -
@jonhelfers I think the work needs to start even earlier--through political education.It is a long journey. - 1 more reply
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@Calestous@CharlesFiertz@viewfromthecave@jonhelfers The fact it is practised elsewhere is no justification. Just shows more work needed. -
@Calestous@viewfromthecave@jonhelfers I didn't mean to imply that its existence elsewhere was a justification. Agree that work is needed. -
@CharlesFiertz@viewfromthecave@jonhelfers I am glad we can debate the issue openly... It has been taboo in many circles.
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@Calestous@viewfromthecave@jonhelfers Absolutely. But article seems to suggest it's markedly African instead of common in new democracies. -
@CharlesFiertz@viewfromthecave@jonhelfers l didn't have any interest to go beyond Africaa. It is a big place. -
@Calestous@viewfromthecave@jonhelfers Fair enough. Are there differences between states? Any that have been successful moving past tribes?
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