Author: Leonard Ngeywa Boiyo

Kenya celebrates the 61st anniversary of its independence on Dec. 12 and marks 60 years of its diplomatic journey. The struggle for Kenya’s independence from over six decades of colonial rule was multifaceted in nature, deploying protests, armed struggle and negotiations, and it was comprised of equal measure. In joining the community of nations as an independent state, the founding father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, summed up the aspirations of the new nation as a struggle against poverty, disease and ignorance. Kenya has transformed significantly in its 61 years of existence as a sovereign state. With a population of 56.4 million,…