Good riddance to BBI? Worry about how it damaged politics

Raila Odinga during the launch of BBI signatures collection exercise at KICC, Nairobi. [Courtesy]

Milkah Singh nicknamed the “Flying Sikh” had led for the first 200m of the 400m race in the 1960 Rome Olympics then turned and took a glance at his competitors.

That slowed him down, three runners whizzed by. He didn’t regain his speed. He finished fourth. Heartbroken. Singh had won gold at the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, India’s first medal.