Like the original Madaraka Day in 1963, it was preceded by a contested election. While great hope filled the air on that first Madaraka Day in June 1963, concerns on fighting corruption featured in the 2018 Madaraka Day activities. Massive theft and looting in public service seemed to conspire to undermine the Big Four agenda geared to cement Uhuru's legacy. First, holding those "big people" to account will boost Uhuru’s Big Four agenda. Second, it could also disrupt the Big Four if the untouchables happen to wield big political clout.

Source: Standard Digital June 04, 2018 08:48 UTC