Are we supposed to be happy just because we can return to the banalities of capitalism the next day?

I'm sorry even I'm not sorry but have to talk in this foolish self evident fashion but I love this article. Every paragraph is quotable! 

Are we supposed to be happy just because we can return to the banalities of capitalism the next day?

This is part of a broader pattern in countries that have regular elections. The idea is that we are supposed to enthusiastically vote for someone but what are we supposed to do when the system consistently yields candidates that generate no enthusiasm? If we opt out we invite a Trumpian moment that might generate unprecedented harm. You might vote him out after a term but what about the irreversible harm that is done in the interim? If we opt in are we endorsing a system that is designed to deliver kakistocracies? Is the solution mandatory voting or ranked choice voting?

Outsiders praise the Handshake as a moment that allowed Kenyans to return to capitalism without confronting the country’s political demons.

I fear this election result does not bode well for Kenya. At best it signifies that we’ve failed to teach our young population our contemporary histories. At worst we’ve made a devastating mistake. The next five years in Kenya were going to be difficult regardless of who won: The world is in a bad place and Kenya is not immune to the fallout. But it all feels rather more ominous when you think you have a bad captain steering the ship through the choppy waters.

The article is The Kenyan Kakistocracy by  Nanjala Nyabola in The Nation.