Why our own Kamala is a distant possibility

The United States of America (USA) is yet to settle into a new presidency. They have had one of the most drawn out democratic processes. Amid the drama, it has been beautiful to watch the excitement with which Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has been greeted.  

Her election generated an almost euphoric wave across the globe and Kenyans are quite a voluble lot in such celebrations. No, Kamala Harris is not Kenyan. We just have an indefatigable ability to centre ourselves in other people’s victories, geographical limitations notwithstanding. It can be an inexplicable phenomenon why Kenyans overly celebrate such victories. After all, we are not close to entertaining the idea of a woman deputy president at home, let alone a free and fair election. But that is a different elephant.