I don't think he's trying to give an all-encompassing overview but rather a subjective interpretation. opash2k, in what way do you find the article under informed?
of course, the economic growth under Kibaki completely and utterly bypassed subsistence farmers and, as a matter of fact, the majority of the population. The benefits of growth were felt among the elites, and among them only. That non-withstanding, I believe that before the elections not many people would have projected such a disastrous turn of events. The real problem I see is the immense "burden of hope" (to coin a new phrase here) that Kibaki brought upon himself with the 2002 electoral win. He raised hopes among the populatio...

I don't think he's trying to give an all-encompassing overview but rather a subjective interpretation. opash2k, in what way do you find the article under informed?
of course, the economic growth under Kibaki completely and utterly bypassed subsistence farmers and, as a matter of fact, the majority of the population. The benefits of growth were felt among the elites, and among them only. That non-withstanding, I believe that before the elections not many people would have projected such a disastrous turn of events. The real problem I see is the immense "burden of hope" (to coin a new phrase here) that Kibaki brought upon himself with the 2002 electoral win. He raised hopes among the population and the elites that he could never viably live up to in a 5-year term. The post-Moi era was far from starting on a clean slate. I don't want to "take sides" either way but I do think that a fair analysis of the situation and developments would require a much more in-depth look at the run-up to the elections (going back far beyond the beginning of the campaign period).

opash2k, are you living in Kenya at the moment? it'd be interesting to hear your account on this. Thank you!