Confession: I ‘voted’ Trump and would repeat were I an American voter

Four years ago, around this time, seated at a cosmopolitan dinner table, deep in the Tsavo, a mock US election was held. Donald Trump with just one of eight votes ended up as the president in the real election: I was his sole voter. My decision, to vote for Trump was based on his philosophy; business is good for everyone and every business person aims to come out tops.

Last week, President Trump was seeking re-election in what is easily the most watched political event of 2020. All gaze seems fixated on the elections, ongoing at the time of writing this article. Albeit our two neighbours Tanzania (last week) and Uganda (a month or so) are embroiled in election fever, not much attention was given to them locally.