Jubilee Party will redefine Kenyan politics

NAIROBI: They say you cannot stop an idea whose time has come. They also say a good idea births a better idea. The birth of Jubilee Alliance in 2012 was a good idea in so far as it shored up Kenyans’ resolve to unite in perilous times and forge ahead.

The last two times Kenyans had been coerced into unity was during pre-independence period and the pre-2002 election when they crushed the Kanu behemoth after nearly 40 years of ineptitude. The parallels of pre-independence period and pre-Jubilee formation are undeniably stark. In both situations, imperial forces sought to wrest Kenyans from control of their own destiny. In both situations, the unity of Kenyans was tested to its limits.