New Era.

This is a new day.
This is a new beginning.
This is the beginning of a new era.

When the song by Sarafina in the movie by the same name 'Freedom is Coming Tomorrow' was played back then, few would have thought that it would ring true to Kenya in the future. Now the future is here and freedom has indeed come home.

The promulgation was done at 1025hrs by Kibaki in presence of visitors and Kenyans either at the Uhuru Park or tuned in through TV or Radio, but tuned in nevertheless.

It was colourful, it was heart rending, it was touching, just as it was historical. Never before has the National Anthem been so apt as it was today.

And Kenya was literally trending news thanks to tweets from Kenyan twamily. Then Raila overtook Kenya to trend and Martha Karua was tweeting from the centre of action at Uhuru Park. Quite tellingly, the Song - All Eyes on Me was apt.

Now the mega-swearing-in of all constitutional office holders are taking place, from President who did it in the morning, to MPs in Parliament and Military Commanders, Judges and PSs at StateHouse.

To paraphrase Jeff Koinange of K24, "Good Grief, What a Day, What a Show, What an Event....." Indeed, it was All Kenyan, All Day!

A spoilsport was the appearance of El-Bashir at the ceremonies.