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Why I did not vote

Originally published: ROAPE (Review of African Political Economy) on September 8 , 2022 by Lena Anyuolo (more by ROAPE (Review of African Political Economy)) | (Posted Sep 15, 2022)

Reflecting on the recent Kenyan elections, radical activist and poet Lena Anyuolo explains why she did not vote. How could anyone vote in elections that offered no alternative? Anyuolo explains, ‘Politicians crawl out like cockroaches from dark holes every five years; fat and destructive, ready to unleash more destruction.’