Forget the goodies; this is what matters to us

In a moment of courage, Ronald Ngala stood before a crowd of supporters in Malindi and lowered the red flag of the Sultan of Zanzibar to symbolise the end of colonial rule in the coastal strip in 1961. This telling moment, described as an act of treason among the supporters of Sultan rule marks off the different histories of mainland Kenya and the Coast.

In the Coast, the African majority viewed the Sultan of Zanzibar as the colonial ruler. Mainland Kenya was always a British Colony. It is possible that our differing colonial experiences have impacted on our self-identities differently.