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Tax amnesty: Debunking the political lies
Politicians create a sense of crisis, because they know that fear drives people to seek quick answers, making them highly susceptible to simple, malicious lies.
We are, on a continuous basis, fed fake news, propaganda, false and misleading narratives. You do well to maintain a healthy skepticism, and to fact-check as much as possible, just to make sense of what is going on.
Politicians create, and Kenyans fall for, propaganda for many reasons. In the main though, it is because of tribalism, confirmation bias, fear and survival. Humans naturally prefer their own group and distrust outsiders, as a safety mechanism. Every parent cautions their children against strangers.
