Praying for the rains and healing in these times of desolation

President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua together with their spouses pray during the National Solemn Assembly at the Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi on February 14, 2023. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

I have no idea how the national prayer day escaped my attention. I suppose when there is no contestation over who booked the venue first-the sort of disputation that we witnessed during the electioneering season- these things go unremarked.

It is that kind of kinyang'anyiro that spices up life and distracts the masses from the harsh realities of life under Kenya Kwanza, especially when the pictures of Prezzo Bill Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga aka Baba end up in newspaper pages placed in antagonistic poses under the caption: Who will blink first?