Prayer as protest that unseats arrogance and resets the nation

Women pray for the release of the abducted youth along Kimathi Street, Nairobi, on January 6, 2025. [File, Standard]

Kenya’s politics is often narrated as a triumph of human design: ethnic arithmetic, elite bargains, choreographed chaos, and carefully timed betrayals. Power belongs to those who plan longest, spend most, shout loudest, or intimidate best. Even God is reduced from Lord to an asset in the power plot.