MPs must rise above narrow interests, bias

On Tuesday, we marked Saba Saba day. This was the day at the dawn of the 90s when Kenyans, led by gallant leaders of the second liberation, went to Kamukunji grounds and staged rallies across the land. At the historic grounds, fiery speeches were made in the full glare of mean-looking security forces, armed to the teeth. The anti-establishment chanting and ranting was also in brave defiance of the then no-nonsense, one-party State.

Those were the days of untold valour, and the agitation we watched as young men with awe culminated in the repealing of section 2A of the Constitution, which paved way for multi-party democracy. Now, I do not know why the day was not marked with the aplomb it so much merited, given that it set of the ball rolling towards attainment of the bold new Constitution we promulgated in 2010.