Kenya: Banning Sex and Booze for the National Good

19 January 2013

It looks like everyone wants to manage human behaviour to ensure that we all vote on March 4. Just before the Tenth parliament wound up its business, an MP introduced a bill seeking to stop people from drinking alcohol 48 hours before the election.

This was meant to reduce the chances of violence and bad behavior before polling day. Then on Monday, we heard of a decree from folks in Central Kenya banning sex and alcohol 12 hours before the election.

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