Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Nestling in the cradle of mankind, Kenya has over 50 distinct communities speaking over 80 distinct dialects. It is a land of rich contrasts and diverse cultures. “Harambe” pulling together to extend a warm welcome to all those who visit Kenya, the “Garden of Eden”1 When I read it after the many months of disquiet, I thought it was about another country. However, I noticed four things:

1.Kenya claims humankind and its primordial stage.

 2.Kenyans speak dialects, (not languages).

 3.There is diversity steeped in contrasts,

 4.Kenya is open and welcoming to visitors

 
Except for the reference to language, the carrier of culture and history, the carrier of tradition, the repository of knowledge, idiom and reference, as a dialect, I agree with it. But to many of Kenyans, it has been distant for the last three or so months.