Uhuru should stem political recklessness that is now the norm

If I were Uhuru Kenyatta, I would have done three things on the January 30, 2018. Number One; I would have ordered the positioning of the ‘Flying Squad’ in strategic, inconspicuous bushy spots in Uhuru Park. Number two; I would have ordered for their swift mobilisation and had them swoop to whisk Raila Odinga off after he read the second line of his ‘swearing in’ oath. As soon as he opened his mouth and uttered the damning words, “…assume the office of the people’s president of the Republic of Kenya, do swear…….” Number three; I would have had everyone who was squeezed into that makeshift dias of illegality carried off to assorted cells around the country. I would ensure that it would be a ‘no one left behind operation’. This bust would include everyone, from the oath-taker, to the oath-givers, to the oath observers and the oath filmers. Absolutely everyone.

More than a week after the ‘swearing in’ event, Raila  Odinga is walking free, even proposing another election date. The fact that Uhuru Kenyatta did not act swiftly and decisively on the day is baffling. And I say this because the treasonous act was not just a blatant contravention of the Constitution; it was an affront on the very sovereignty of Kenya.