By DARLINGTON CHILUBA THERE is a nuanced belief which suggests that when people turn out in large numbers to vote, the outcome is usually that a new government is voted into office. Others rather suggest that when there is noise in the streets – usually by demonstrations, then those in high offices are forced to jump out of their windows. These are harsh observations that often serve to comfort those on the fringes of society who feel left out so that they are encouraged to confront big Government. Even in politics, the notion of the oppressed finally defeating their oppressors and taking the levers of power remains enduring and attractive. The revolutions of old times, independence and liberation movements had, at the core, the idea of emancipation and communal, or at least a future leadership that represented the many interests of the oppressed. At continental level, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed with […]
REPRESENTATIVE POLITICS
