AJUOK: Sham elections stir emerging restless African youth

At the height of the rivalry between Kenya and Tanzania in the 1970s, which ultimately led to the collapse of the East African Community, Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere is said to have referred to Kenya as a man-eat-man society.

Attorney General Charles Njonjo, with characteristic wit, is said to have retorted that Tanzania itself was a man-eat-nothing society. The exchange had nothing to do with eating but revolved around the “capitalism without a human face” model in Kenya, in comparison to the “gentle” Ujamaa system in its southern neighbour.