Kenneth Matiba's death has removed the lid on our hypocrisy towards national heroes.
For a man who sacrificed his life for the sake of Kenyans' freedom to die a dejected person is an indictment on us all as a people.
Why are we behaving as if Matiba died a sudden death? If we were concerned about his plight we should have acted while he was alive.
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But true to our character, Matiba was a threat to the powers that be and so he was shunned in life.
A dead Matiba is harmless to the establishment, hence a darling who deserves a State burial.
As we mourn him, many other heroes continue to suffer.
They are branded enemies of the State. As soon as they breathe their last, we give them a lavish send-off.
Can this hypocrisy end with Matiba?
Rest in peace, my hero.
