It’s time to rethink national celebrations

The focus on the ‘empty’ Kasarani Stadium during the celebration of Jamhuri Day on Tuesday is confounding. It has presented fodder for political debate. The critics of the Government have suggested that this is an indication of the loss of legitimacy for the Jubilee administration.

Never mind that the same venue was overflowing with supporters of the regime just a few days before. The supporters of the Government resort to the fatigue of the crowd because of ‘too much’ politics this year, the size of the stadium, and so on. This is an interesting debate of course, though a bit off the mark in my view, as we consider how to avoid such situations in the future. There is need for a more realistic analysis.