Julie Masiga: Those who don’t want you to discuss ‘politics’ want you to stop questioning the way they govern your country

President Uhuru Kenyatta(2nd Right) and Former Prime minister Raila Odinga pose for a photo with The Most Rev. Hon Justin Welby (centre) after attending All saints Cathedral church centenary celebration of 100 years of God's faithfulness on 05/11/2017. (Photo: WILLIS AWANDU|STANDARD)

You can tell that the political storm has passed. Or in any event that the turbulence has been momentarily contained. All you have to do is listen to the rejuvenated Uhuru Kenyatta. That dismissive, condescending tone is back. He now speaks as a man who knows that the battle has been won. The war that looms is his deputy’s problem, and boy oh boy, does William Ruto have a fight on his hands. The man from Sugoi might be as crafty as a cartload of monkeys but even he knows that a night of long knives awaits.

That’s a story for 2022, though. Right now and for the next five years, we have to contend with a president who wants to leave his heavy boot print on the pages of our history. In these so-called ‘legacy’ years, we are expected to see a ruthless and brutal president. A dictator with just a dash of benevolence.