Foster national unity at Nyeri music festivals

Kabsabet School for the deaf, Nandi rehearse their choral verse "Facebook" at the start of the 92nd national music festivals at the Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri on August 6, 2018. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

The Kenya National Music festivals that started yesterday at the Dedan Kimathi University in Nyeri County provide a deserved break from the rigors of a rigid academic calendar. The festival’s theme: “Enhancing National Unity, Cohesion and Integration” couldn’t be more apt as it captures the wishes of the people of Kenya.

The joviality that normally accompanies such festivities was dampened by Saturday’s accident that claimed the lives of ten pupils of St Gabriel Boarding Primary School in Mwingi County. Understandably, parents and guardians will be concerned with the safety of their children as they travel to Nyeri for the two week event.