Nairobi, June 7 -- This year's Madaraka Day was celebrated in Kisumu City for the first time in the country's post-Independence history. Several issues, however, overshadowed what was supposed to be a glorious event.
First, Covid-19 almost threatened the celebrations. Kisumu had a disproportionately high share of the daily infections in the days leading to the fete, forcing adjustments to the itinerary of the President and logistics for the day. Second was the continuation of the tensions between the Executive and Judiciary.
President Uhuru Kenyatta used his speech to raise concerns over what he termed as testing the constitutional limits by the Judiciary but was condemned by many as an attempt to interfere with the independence of this i...