BBI factions are fighting to control Kenya’s soul

Kenya appears eternally engaged in a struggle to free itself from various straitjackets that many blame for its imperfections. The country attracts attention, in part, because of its strategic location to outsiders in Eastern Africa. It anchors the region politically, socially and economically.

At times, it appears lost either in its own political wilderness or in calamities beyond its control. The rancour from its politics lightens up common banter in the region. Presently, it is in one of those times, struggling with a document referred to by its acronym BBI.