Venturing into darkest America

JVL Introduction

Patrick Gathara is a Nairobi-based journalist and political cartoonist. In the week of the US elections his turned his finest satirical skills to reporting on that benighted country.

He captures brilliantly that faux “objectivity” that American journalists like to use when they report on elections (or anything else) elsewhere.

“The first African journalists to travel deep into the heart of the troubled country report armed militia roaming the streets…”

“A travel advisory issued by the Kenyan government notes heightened risk of election-related tribal violence in central and southern states.”

Sink into it and enjoy!

This article was originally published by boingboing.net on Sun 8 Nov 2020. Read the original here.