Patrick Gathara

Queen Eliz­a­beth’s pass­ing should pro­voke a self-ex­am­i­na­tion of our own role in pre­serv­ing colo­nial her­itage.

Democ­ra­cy, rather than a sys­tem for se­lect­ing rulers, should en­able the peo­ple to rule them­selves.

Both have a habit of let­ting sup­port­ers down. But as Kenya tries to move be­yond its lat­est elec­tion, there is hope.

The Au­gust 9 elec­tion was the most bor­ing Kenya has had – but this may in fact be just the thing the coun­try needs.

Pro­fes­sor Wa­jack­oy­ah should not be al­lowed to turn the le­gal­i­sa­tion de­bate into a po­lit­i­cal joke this elec­tion sea­son.

The up­com­ing elec­tion may soon turn into a ref­er­en­dum on Uhu­ru Keny­at­ta and his lega­cy

Elec­tion fever is rid­ing high in Kenya, but there is lit­tle hope that the up­com­ing polls will bring about real change.

As Africans, we should re­alise that it is now our turn to sup­port the British peo­ple’s as­pi­ra­tions for democ­ra­cy.

Queen to­day is Jekyll to UK’s Hyde – en­cap­su­lat­ing the glo­ry and benev­o­lence of em­pire with the evil sep­a­rat­ed out.

Kenyans tend to look back at the Kiba­ki years with rose-tint­ed glass­es, but I have my doubts.