The greatest challenge of our generation and as a country is creating a Kenya where every person is equal, institutions work, and innovation and merit are the key determinant of reward. For the past 60 years after independence, our struggle to construct a nation has gone through highs and lows. The lows and highs have followed specific patterns of electoral cycle alignments. The quest for a stable political architecture that transcends electoral seasons has lingered in the minds of intellectuals, diplomats and politicians.