Five hopes for 2025 that should lead to a better Kenya and world

Kenyans usher in the New Year at the Carnivore Restaurant, Nairobi, on January 1, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

It is 2025 and suddenly 2027, which looked distant, is no longer remote but a foreseeable reality. But before we get into election-related political analysis as D-year beckons, this column is today dedicated to hopes and dreams for 2025.

Firstly, this is the year we must say never again to this business of forced disappearances and abductions. Kenya is not a banana Republic. Years ago, after the madness of 2007, we agreed to bind ourselves to constitutionalism and the rule of law. We know that we are all better protected, including those in power, which in Kenya is transient, if we operate under the law.