However, when a President has been in power for 23 years and begins to surround himself with relatives, friends and in-laws, he begins to look more like a village chief bent on carrying on his bloodline than a reforming democrat. 
Hata hivyo, pale ambapo Rais aliyekaa madarakani kwa miaka 23 anaanza kujirundikia ndugu, marafiki, mashemeji karibu yake, basi si aghalabu kuwa anaweza kufananishwa na chifu wa ukoo fulani mwenye makusudi ya kuhakikisha utawala unabaki katika ukoo wake kuliko kuleta mageuzi ya kweli ya kidemokrasi.