Earlier this month US President Joseph Biden said that he would not stand again for president in November and gave his support to Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party presidential candidate.
There are two lessons here for African leaders.
Firstly, don't stay in power until people feel you are not up to the job. Biden had done well in terms of economic growth, job creation, and a booming stock market.
But the Democrats ditched Biden because they believed he was bound to lose the November presidential election after his stumbling performance in the TV debate with Trump. They thought he was too old. Our neighbour President Museveni, now 80 years old and 38 years in power, needs to pay particular attention to Biden's trajectory.
Secondly, listen to the people. The Democrats knew they would lose with Biden, they had to make a change. Kenya has been riven by the Gen Z protests. The demonstrators lack a leader, they do not have a clear agenda, and many of their demands are unrealistic but they clearly have many sympathisers. Something needs to be done to calm them down.
Quote of the day: "A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past."
Fidel Castro
The Cuban leader handed over power to his brother Raúl on July 31, 2006
