Why the poor cultural heritage? It all began in State House

Mzee jomo kenyatta waves his flywhisk during kenya independence celebrations at uhuru park 12th december 1963 PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD

We live in a continent where, because of history, nearly all in-coming presidents must declare their political and economic stand. Unfortunately such positions often arrive with subtle cultural baggage.

This issue forms the core of any discussion on our continent’s cultural development. What makes the Kenyan case interesting is that we regressed from the Cold War, and are now content to add African West (Nigeria) and African South (South Africa) to the matter of national culture, including book culture.