Birth of Bad Leadership: A Political Play About Choice & Consequence

By David Waithera

How is bad leadership born?

In the villages of Lari, elections come with songs, handouts, promises, celebrations, and hope. But behind the excitement lies a deeper story-one about the choices people make and the leaders those choices create.

Birth of Bad Leadership is a powerful political play that follows the journey of a man who challenges a system where short-term rewards often matter more than long-term progress. As politicians, voters, kingpins, and dreamers struggle for influence, the line between leadership and manipulation becomes increasingly blurred.

Through satire, humor, tragedy, and sharp social observation, the play explores voter behavior, political loyalty, voter bribery, handout culture, failed leadership, and the consequences of ignoring truth when it speaks quietly.

Although set in Lari, this story reaches far beyond one community. It reflects the realities faced by many societies around the world where citizens long for change but often help create the very leadership they later regret.

Birth of Bad Leadership is not just a play about politicians. It is a play about people, choices, responsibility, and the future we create for ourselves.

A thought-provoking political drama that asks one unforgettable question: Are bad leader elected or are they created?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H3N5NPP9
• ISBN13: 9798199502948
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 109 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"