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BWIRE: Why Democracy matters as the world marks day on September 15

Economic growth without political freedom often comes at the cost of human rights, censorship, and a silenced population

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by VERA BWIRE

Siasa14 September 2025 - 10:00
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Where would the world be without democracy? When I embarked on one of my research papers on youth engagement in policymaking, while assessing perspectives from Kenyan MPs, civil society, and the youth, I thought this was a problem not just in the Global South, but mostly in African nations.

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