It’s a bag of mixed fortunes as the country marks her 53 years of independence today. While politicians will troop to their county headquarters to mark the celebrations, millions of citizens will be glued to their television sets to listen to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s messages to the nation.
It will not be an easy speech in the face of growing challenges the country faces. Some say the ongoing strike by health workers that has affected many and the grand corruption at both levels of governments have cast a pall on the festivities.