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Elections are meant to close a chapter of one regime and usher in another

Kenyans pray during a rally calling for peace ahead of Kenya's August 8 election in Nairobi

Anyone calling for peace, closure of the 2017 elections, turning attention to development “now that the election is over” -without paying attention to the pulse of those frustrated, angry, in denial or “seeking justice”- is in fact being unpatriotic. We inter depend and we need each other in moving forward.

Thankfully, a section of the country has moved on. However, the country – as a whole - has not moved from 2017.

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