President Uhuru Kenyatta waves to the crowd at Uhuru Gardens on June 1, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]If the 59th Madaraka Day fete was to showcase Kenya’s huge strides since independence, and the spectacularly coordinated event at Uhuru Gardens did not disappoint. There was song and dance and an outpouring of cheer as President Uhuru Kenyatta oversaw his final Madaraka Day celebrations, his last national holiday at the helm. It is blown by the last breath of our liberators as they made their final bow to liberate Kenya,” President Kenyatta said as he highlighted the significance of the day. Earlier, the army had paraded armoured personnel carriers and tanks and canon mounts, with the navy carting their boats, deep-sea divers on board, around Uhuru Gardens.

Source: Daily Nation June 01, 2022 18:09 UTC