Flurry of night notices, hurried police drills and podium set-up

Security officers keep guard at KICC, Nairobi ahead of Kithure Kindiki's swearing-in as DP on Nov 1, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Thursday night was like no other. The government worked with ruthless efficiency that ultimately achieved military precision. In a spate of less than 30 minutes, four Kenya Gazette notices had been published.

And by the time the first one announced the assumption of Office of the Deputy President, the notices were being read by frenzied Kenyans, the last gifting the country a holiday rolled off at the government printer.