The episodic oathing that became a feature of these times, a divide-and-rule tactic inimical to the ideals articulated by Kenyatta and his fellow Pan Africanists, was a potent symbol of how far the country had strayed from the ideals that it had entered into independence with.
Wakati Rasimu hii imetunyima sisi waliberali tunachokitaka, na ambacho tunaamini ndicho pekee kinachoweza kuudumisha na kuunusuru Muungano, imewapa kila kitu wale wenye siasa kali za mrengo wa kulia, ambao mtazamo na siasa zao ni kuelekea nchi moja na serikali moja na ambao wala si waumini wa Muungano kwa dhati yake, bali Muungano kwa jina lake tu.