Kudos to the Delimitation Commission
Friday, February 24, 2023 | 120 Views |
It is, however, apparent that the recommendations of the Commission have been influenced by needs analysis as the population of villages and towns continue to grow and that suit such recommendations.
Usually, qualms are that the ruling elite could have ordered the Delimitation Commission so that the end beneficiary is the party in power and not necessarily the nation. The feeling usually is that delimiting constituency boundaries is the first line of ‘rigging’ the elections.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...