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.

A New Era Beckons

A new day beckons.

It has been an extremely long journey. Tears have been shed, blood spilled, limbs broken if not maimed, friends became enemies and beck to friends again. It has been, in all honesty, a journey of two decades. A journey that is coming to an end, an end that will signify a new beginning.

The promulgation of the newly passed constitution gives us a new slate from which to start re-plotting our trajectory to where we want to go. To re-chart our course, our destiny and influence our fate.

If the twenty year fight was hard, then what has just begin will be even harder. Political will notwithstanding, we are on a new footing. A footing that will influence and change the course of Kenya forever. Forget about the most progressive Bill Of Right therein, the first chapter in the Constitution on the Sovereignty of The People is the real game-changer. - [All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution].

That my fellow Kenyans is where the real clinch is. For now, power has returned to where it rightfully belongs - To the Kenyan People.

God Bless Kenya.