Because Life Begins at 50

Today, Kenya celebrates 50 years of independence. Emancipation from the man and all that hullabaloo.

And there's all this pomp and glory which frankly, I don't see the point of.
I mean, what's happened in the last 50 years?

• A tyrannical freedom fighter. An narcissistic & oppressive land grabber. A man who almost started a genocide. An alleged ICC criminal. 

• Unexplained assassinations of politicians. 

• Draconian statutes trying to gag the media.

• Politicians less concerned about the development of their constituencies and counties and more concerned about the development of their off shore bank accounts.

• Poor government response to crisis.

• People coming home from work to find their houses demolished without notice or compensation.

• Rapists sentenced to cut grass.

Sorry, I didn't mean this to turn into an anti-leadership rally. People just want a reason to make merry and they should be able to without fret. Don't let my thoughts ruin your Kenya at 50 celebrations.

I think the only thing worth celebrating is the men and women of this beautiful nation who have trudged through one misery and misfortune after another and have been at the nadirest nadir you could ever nadir but can still stand tall, hold their heads high and proudly say, "I am Kenyan."
Because despite all these bad leadership decisions, the ground you plant your feet on stays the same and so does the fact that Kenya is where your heart is.

So New Years Resolution for 2014, let's make the next 50 years something really worth celebrating and Google doodles.