Deputy President William Ruto walks past President Uhuru Kenyatta to make his remarks during National Prayer Day at Safari Park hotel in Nairobi on May 26, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Deputy President William Ruto walks past President Uhuru Kenyatta to make his remarks during National Prayer Day at Safari Park hotel in Nairobi on May 26, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Kenya’s political elite class has, this week, had its 19th National Prayer Day. This annual high-level fiesta has the character of a blank ritual. A wide berth exists between the solemn bluster of the day and the conduct of the political class.