Election promises

We are nearing the homestretch on this campaign marked by tied statistics, odd couplings and a rain of extravagant promises.

The promises have to be vetted. They reflect the thinking of the candidate that makes them. The first rule is to study what they are in themselves, outside the promise-maker. Is the promise good for the country? Does it contribute to nation-building as a democratic state that our Constitution professes our society to have opted for? Will the promise be achieved according to the ways of a democratic society? Or, will it mean going against democratic tenets?