Why Kenyans yearn for hope, new inspiration

Tuesday, January 30, entered history as one of Kenya’s political watershed moments. Events of the day will be studied for years long after we are all gone. The aftermath will inevitably shape Kenya’s future in many ways than we can imagine today. The day was an eye-opener on why we need a candid conversation as a country and an urgent need to nurture our nascent democracy. Time for fence-sitting or burying our heads in the sand is over.

At the crack of dawn, you could almost feel the anxiety, the expectation and the tension. The atmosphere was heavily pregnant across the country. Kenyans from all walks of life were apprehensive of what National Supper Alliance (NASA) oath-taking at Uhuru Park in Nairobi would bring forth. The previous day, police had vowed that no ceremony would take place at the historic grounds.