President-elect Ruto's government must internalize philosophy of national anthem

On December 12, 1963, the Union Jack was lowered and Kenya's flag hoisted up in its stead to mark Kenya's independence from Britain at a ceremony held at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi.

And as new Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta raised his trademark flywhisk in salute, the Kenya national anthem was sung for the first time, followed by an enthusiastic cheer from wananchi, thrilled by the prospect of independence and their release from the yoke of colonialism that had been a stranglehold for 69 years.