Duty calls: We all have to rise and stop this slide to dictatorship

President Uhuru Kenyatta, his deputy William Ruto and Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi at a past function [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Recent events in the country point to an ominous return to rule by decree and ultimately; dictatorship. The steely resolve with which the government has embraced political disagreements seems to borrow heavily from the old Nyayo Script.

The first element in the script is the projection of raw power. This involves deploying power totally disproportionate with the perceived risk.