We have what it takes to build a great and prosperous nation

Laikipia West Senator GG Kariuki (left) is congratulated by Retired Major Billow Khalid after they were both awarded a Ph.D. during their graduation at the University of Nairobi graduation scare in Nairobi on December 4, 2015.[Standard]

It has been eight years since Kenyans enthusiastically elected their representatives in the national and 47 county governments in the first polls under the Constitution, which was promulgated in 2010. At the time, Kenyans were ranked among the most hopeful people globally. The country finally had a supreme law that was described by legal experts as one of the most comprehensive documents in the world. The Constitution carried the formula for our economic prosperity and greatness; a gateway to being authentic.

Eight years are like the blink of an eye in the life of a country. Nevertheless, Kenyans are today more enlightened about the applications of their much-lauded Constitution than they were in 2013. As a framework for a more equitable and more inclusive nation, Kenyans have had good experience with the Constitution in its wholesome practices and implementation. The measure of success is not whether the 50 million citizens have challenging problems to deal with, but whether they are the same problems of the past.