Identify five reasons for which citizens lose trust in government.

Explanation

1. Widespread corruption in government
2. High level of unemployment
3. High cost of living/high rate of inflation
4. State of insecurity e.g armed robberies, kidnappings, terrorist attacks, banditry
5. Widespread poverty
6. Inability to provide social services/social amenities e.g education, roads, health
7. Extravagance/opulence on the part of government officials
8. Disregard for constitutionalism /Rule of Law
9. Undue interference in the -work of the judiciary/judicial system
10. Arbitrary use of power by government officials
11. Human rights abuses
12. Poor service delivery by state institutions
13. Electoral manipulation/rigging of elections/interference in the electoral process
14. Tribalism, nepotism and favoritism in the public service
15. Poor remuneration of workers: which leads to strikes
16. Disregard for ethics and governance
17. Failure to protect state resources
18. Poor accountability and transparency in public service
19. Low productivity/poor performance of the economy
20. Lack of checks and balances by the various organs