Uganda, April 2 -- The December 2007 general election in Kenya marked a turning point in the country's history.

Because of the two-month violence that followed, Kenya went from being perceived and perceiving itself as an oasis of stability in a region of instability, to the country and the world at large holding their breath every time Kenya goes to the polls.

When this violence did not occur after the August 2022 general election, with relief many started to feel that 2007 was a tragic exception and Kenya was back on its decades-old stable feet.

When anarchy broke out last week, including an arson and looting raid on a farm in Ruiru owned by the family of former President Uhuru Kenyatta, nervousness returned.

Despite the relatively c...