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When Munyao Kisoi lowered the Union Jack and hoisted the Kenyan flag in 1963, it signalled an end to colonial oppression and racism. It marked the turning point at which Kenyans believed they had carte blanche to determine their destiny through self-governance. Through it, Kenyans were determined to rein in illiteracy, poverty, servitude and tribalism.
But self-governance has been woefully ineffective in solving these problems. The colonial ‘divide and rule’ concept has, over time, been perfected and culminated in negative ethnicity that assumes a life of its own around election time and whenever one seeks employment in public service.
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