Instead, we spectated from our homes as Boniface Mwangi led a handful of protestors at Parliament, with expectedly little success. To-date, we know neither the names nor the faces of those who lost their lives in the most heinous of ways. In truth, all democratic and development undertakings in Kenya are largely the product of elite consensus. They meet at Bomas and decide Kenya needs a new constitution; sit in a conference and decide a new railway is a good idea; or meet in Parliament and decide a Sh50 billion election is just what the doctor ordered. It is no longer tenable to sit on the side-lines and watch the elites agree on where Kenya goes next.

Source: Standard Digital August 24, 2017 18:00 UTC