Our fourth prompt comes from Kamungai. He asks:
Is Kenya run by an elite club into which you can only join by invitation?
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Kamungai,
Your question brings to mind many things, the first of which is political theory. I’ve been revisiting my uni philosophy readings (almost all of which are by dead white men), and the past couple of days have focused on Aristotle. He asks two questions when assessing political systems. Question one: who rules? How many people exercise ruling power? Question two: in whose interest? Self-interest or that of the community? Continue reading “#4: Who runs Kenya?”