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President Uhuru Kenyatta, don’t ignore the clear signs of revolution fever

By Angela Ambitho

People from all social classes are discontented; they feel restless due social, political, religious or economic restrictions; Scholars are disillusioned; Government is unresponsive to societal demands and loses support; it’s near financial bankruptcy and resorts to over taxing. These are the classic symptoms of “revolutionary fever” according to late historian Crane Brinton.

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