Kibra chaos shows handshake message has not sunk in yet

The wounds inflicted by the 2007/8 post-election violence are far from healing. The chaos, sparked by the opposition’s claim that its victory had been snatched by the ruling coalition, left more than 1,100 people dead, many injured, uprooted 600,000 from their homes and deeply divided the country.

After the painful spell, the country picked up the pieces, but again the ghosts of ethnic division, violence and destruction was stirred by the 2017 presidential election. Again, the opposition alleged the election was rigged in favour of the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta.