Kenya is steadily moving towards a later day dystopia, where we love Big Brother

He loved Big Brother. These four words in George Orwell’s book Nineteen-Eighty-Four have been described as among the most heartbreaking words in world literature. They represent total loss of hope and epitomise surrender of good to evil and purity to wickedness. This is especially when the surrender is by those who have so far represented the best in us. It does not matter that they are individuals or institutions; the death of virtue is the ultimate triumph of evil.

Orwell created a dystopia in Nineteen-Eighty-Four. This to say he created a fictional country in which nothing good could happen. The dictatorial and corrupt authorities of the day thrived on lies and frightful propaganda. The philosophy of the government of the day was captured in the three slogans: “War is peace; Freedom is slavery; Ignorance is strength.”