According to this article, Kenyans feel disappointed in the choices they get in their elections. They suspect the reason is that all the candidates for every office are picked by party bosses, and they think the answer is US-style primaries.
Because as we Americans know, that always guarantees candidates people are excited about.
To be fair, the average US election works pretty well. Having unpopular picks in the most recent election is more of an outlier than anything.
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