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Kenya's political missteps and pathway to a better future

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Judiciary and IEBC officials inspect a ballot box at a Milimani court on August 31, 2022. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Sixty years ago, a young nation was founded with so much optimism and much more promise. Poverty, disease and ignorance were declared our cardinal enemies.

We sang songs of freedom before cynicism and doubt crept in. As we reflect on the journey left by the past, we must also look hard into the future and ask ourselves, what should we do to prepare for a better future?

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