Kenya is in deep pain. Out of it, I hope we will forge a new destiny which will be a continuation of the good work that the young people achieved last year, now famously christened Gen Z revolution. Kenya Kwanza, as presently constituted, has not demonstrated willingness to govern in a manner that will help us obliterate the misrule of yester-years.

That so many Kenyans wish Mwai Kibaki was back is a testament to that. I came to this conclusion when I watched the President attending a church service with members of his newly-minted special purpose vehicle called broad-based government. This told the entire country that an impersonal state predicated on meritocracy will remain a pipe-dream in a long time to come.

The new cast in Dr Ruto’s government confirms to the whole world that the noise we used to hear from their corner was simply because there was no chance to put their snouts in the feeding trough. One MP was even more unguarded before the President when she said that those who are calling out this regime should leave Kenya. Strong is the temptation to ask her and her ilk, leave Kenya to where? Leave Kenya for what and for whom? While we understand that she has to dance herself lame to find political relevance, it’s a testament to many young people of this country that, in the words of Diogenes the philosopher “if you learn to live on lentils, you will not have to be subservient to the king”.