Uhuru’s remarks spark fears about the future of civil rights

Kenya does not have to go before the International Criminal Court again. Yet, we might just end up there. Our present trends and tempers are pre-Hague. Listening to the political top dogs and watching the social media, you hear the sound of tragedy. You see a nation cuddling and fondling disaster.

Our people say that those who refuse to know when they are still standing will know when they are flat on the ground. And if you can’t see that the ground is sinking, it will go with you. President Uhuru Kenyatta holds the keys to the door of hope and to the temple of doom. The choice is his. He leads a country on sinking ground, even as he slouches towards Bethlehem hoping to be reborn on October 26. Yet we can’t help but reflect, “Beware, the Ides of October.”