To Kenyans watching the interview, former Chief Justice David Maraga comes across as a dull candidate, too calm and too restrained for the political theatre we’ve grown accustomed to.
A lot of us are tuned in, not to hear his policies, but hoping he’ll throw jabs, hurl insults, or make wild accusations, anything to spark some chaos.
Just for a second, we want Maraga to sound like Gachagua. But instead, he keeps circling back to the rule of law, promising order and constitutionalism.
And maybe that says more about us than him. We've grown so accustomed to loud politics and unruly leaders that we now crave drama over discipline.
We've normalised the circus, and now we miss it when it's not there.
#MaragasVerdict
@jageyo
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