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Security personnel on the alert during Madaraka Day celebrations at Nyayo Satdium. [Photo: Govedi Asutsa/Standard]
Nairobi, Kenya: Pomp, colour and dance marked the country’s 51st Madaraka Day celebrations Sunday as thousands of Kenyans turned up to relive memories of the struggle for self-rule.
They braved the scorching afternoon sunshine to listen to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s address to the nation as hundreds of security officers kept vigil within and outside the Nyayo National Stadium.
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