Let us go scientifically, does Mbowe have any of these characters?
10 Ways to Tell if Your President Is a Dictator
1. Systematic efforts to intimidate the media.
2. Building an official pro-government media network
3. Politicizing the civil service, military, National Guard, or the domestic security agencies.
4. Using government surveillance against domestic political opponents.
5. Using state power to reward corporate backers and punish opponents.
6. Stacking the Supreme Court.
7. Enforcing the law for only one side.
8. Really rigging the system.
9. Fearmongering.
10. Demonizing the opposition.
By Stephen Walt