Why this inauguration is markedly different from previous ones

Military officers at the Kasarani Sports Complex, Nairobi. The swearing of President-Elect Uhuru Kenyatta will be held on Teusday, November 28, 2017 at the same venue. [Elvis Ogina|Standard]

I must confess I usually get mixed feelings on inauguration days. On the one hand, as a patriotic Kenyan, I feel immense pride as I watch a democratically elected president being sworn in.

With the eyes of the world upon us, it is extremely moving to witness Kenya celebrating the will of the people with an elegant ceremony. At the same time, I cannot help feeling a sense of trepidation. It is often said that “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose”, and inauguration day is the final day for poetry, before the hard work of Government begins.