And Now a Video Game About the Election Thief

As the election approaches and politics get into the entertainment realm, a new game about stealing elections is out.

In the game, the player controls Omu, the ordinary citizen, to track down and catch the Election Thief. Jump from platform to platform in pursuit of the fleeing bad guy who has stolen the votes during an election. The objective is to catch the election thief. Check out a game based on the matatus here.

According to the makers’ description, it features:

– Colorful environments that you’ll never get tired of seeing.
– 75 levels grouped into 15 chapters, each with various rewards on their completion.
– Powerful opponents hired by the evil Election Thief to thwart your efforts of chasing him down.
– Challenging levels with puzzles to excite your brain.
– Dodge machetes, spears and boulders hurled at you by the mean Election Thief’s hired goons in this action-packed game.
– Get relief from the Bonus round…if you are lucky enough.
– Compelling story with a dramatic conclusion.
– Simple and easy to understand game play.
– Ever rising level of challenge as you progress through the 75 levels.
– Measure your skill and your luck.
– Practice your skill in Practice mode to increase your chances of
seeing the end of the story.
– Brag to your friends how awesome you are through Facebook and
Twitter from the game by posting your high-scores.
– Share with the world various messages of peace spoken by our hero Omu!
– Solve puzzles to keep track of the culprit.

The Election Thief soundtrack is by Slumdawg, an artiste from Kibera who lost both his parents during the post-election violence. Check out the song here. You can play a Web-based demo version here. The android version of the game is out on the Google Play store for free. Check it out here.