Elections struck a fatal blow to our loyalty to the State

I had hoped not to write an apocalyptic column this week. But that is moot now. I have no choice. The events of the past week have laid bare Kenya’s worst demons. It doesn’t matter how finally the presidential election will be resolved. That’s because irrevocable damage has already been done to the country’s zeitgeist.

I know that Kenya lost its electoral virginity decades ago—in the 1960s and throughout the period futility during the one-party state. In 2002, with the ascension of Narc, there was a ray of hope our innocence could be restored. That ray flickered for a brief moment, and then petered out. We’ve been living in darkness since then. But what happened on Tuesday was the proverbial deathblow.