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Recalling Independence Day experiences 58 years later
Prince Philip of Great Britain speaks while Premier Minister Jomo Kenyatta (right) listens during the ceremony of the declaration of independence for Kenya in Nairobi, on December 12, 1963. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Watching Independence Day celebrations on Sunday reminded me of experiences in December 1963. That is the month I was finishing class eight waiting to join high school the following month. We had been coached on a new national anthem that was to replace the ”God Save the Queen” anthem which we had sang every Monday morning when raising the Union Jack flag.
A new national flag had been configured combining KANU (red/green/black ) and KADU(white/green/black) colours. A first attempt by Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta at reconciliation and accommodation in a country divided on party and ethnic lines.
