Happy birthday Kenya

By Monica Soila

Kenya turned 51 on June 1^st, 2014 better known as Madaraka day and revels were held across the country to commemorate this big day of country’s history.

wananchi at Isinya pri.grounds

In Kajiado, celebrations took place both at County and sub-county levels. The Deputy County commissioner led the residents of Isinya in Madaraka day celebrations at the Isinya primary school grounds. In attendance was the County Minister for Education, Hon.Ali Letura, security chiefs of the area, just to point out a few.

Hon.Ali Letura and Mr.Hassan Bule

It was however apparent that fewer wananchi attended the celebrations. This could be attributed to the fact that it was on a Sunday and most people opted to go to church instead.

church full of people

The subject about security and peace was emphasized by the leaders present during their speeches; urging the people to be vigilant and to work closely with the police.

The highlight of the event was the presidential speech which was read to the crowd by the Deputy County commissioner, Mr.Hassan Bule.In part of his speech, the president plans to see to it that the living standards of the disciplined forces are improved so that the security concern is addressed consequently.

“New housing and insurance will soon be in place, as we have already set aside 1.6 billion shillings for the police medical insurance scheme. In return, we expect that their standards of discipline and service will rise to meet the expectations of Kenyans”, read the president’s speech.

On his part, Mr.Bule called on the community to shun tribalism as this was a sure way of a serene coexistence

Before the end of the event, all the players in the security docket in the sub-county cut and shared a cake with the public as a symbol of peace; to illustrate that they would work together to ensure that peace and harmony prevails at the end of the day.

cutting of the cake

Recently there have been events that seem to be interrupting peace and security of Kajiado County's inhabitants especially in Kitengela, one being the alleged Mungiki comeback. This explains why during the Madaraka day celebrations, the leaders would mostly emphasize on the subject; and everyone now understands that nyumba kumi is the way to go!