This phenomenon of deliberate forgetfulness is most pronounced among individuals that wield power - political, economic and intellectual, in that order. When Kenya gained internal self-rule, our founding fathers made a case for national unity. NATIONAL UNITYSix decades on and we are nowhere close to national unity. The furthest we have gone is to tag the term ‘national’ on anything so as to paint a semblance of a united national state. Until then, we remain a mere country, a people that roam all over in search of unity; unity that is, ironically, to be found within our heads and hearts.

Source: Daily Nation January 19, 2020 00:56 UTC