Leadership a relay race-pass on the baton

Gweru, Zimbabwe-Imagine you are at the Olympic games. Your relay team is considered the best and expectations are high that gold will come your way. You are leading the race and everybody is cheering. You are about to pass the baton to the last man, but alas you refuse the stick and proceed to the finishing line. Your team is disqualified. You disappoint yourself, team, family, friends and the million fans both at the stadium and at home glued to television sets watching the event. The above might appear a dramatic sport anecdote but has come to become one true and synonymous with politics in Africa, where aged leaders rebuff relinquishing power to youthful blood despite waning energy to continue serving the people.