Natural attrition and hard living has wiped out the men and women who refused to give up. They were facing off with an oppressive regime that was so tyrannical that at times children were punished for the crimes of their mothers and fathers. And yet the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the men and women who ululated, danced in the streets and braved heavy rains to welcome Madaraka 58 years ago are holding on to the tattered dreams. Many Kenyans have forgotten that more than 14,000 Africans and Asians, and 95 whites died between 1952 and 1957 during the Mau Mau rebellion. The independence constitution has been changed many times and even overhauled 11 years ago, to gift the people a new dispensation.

Source: Standard Digital June 02, 2021 04:56 UTC