By KPC Reporter
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has issued a Madaraka Day message to Kenyans, tying the country’s history of self-rule to present struggles for accountability and sovereignty.
The statement, released under the banner of his “MARAGA ’27” reminded Kenyans that June is a season of reckoning, recalling the moment sixty-three years ago when the nation declared independence and self-governance.
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He also referenced recent protests led by young Kenyans, saying, “It was in June, two years ago, that a generation of young Kenyans — with no party behind them, no ethnic kingpin above them, and nothing to protect them but the truth — walked into the streets of this nation and said the same thing again.”
He paid tribute to the courage of those who demonstrated, noting that some wrote their own obituaries before marching.
“Children of this Republic, preparing to die — not for power, not for a political party — but for the simple, constitutional demand that their government stop oppressing them and looting their future,” Maraga said.
The former CJ who is now eyeing the presidency emphasized that sovereignty under the Constitution belongs to the people, not the President, Parliament, or Judiciary.
“Article 1 is unambiguous: sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya. It is held in trust. And that trust has been broken,” he declared.
Maraga criticized government actions that, in his view, undermine sovereignty, including mortgaging Kenya’s independence to foreign powers.
“It is broken when the government mortgages our sovereignty to foreign countries to use our country as their quarantine centre without regard to the health or views of Kenyans,” he said.
“It is broken when a President grants foreign military forces preferential prosecution and sanctions under our laws.”
Maraga framed Madaraka Day not only as a commemoration of independence but also as a call to action for citizens to demand accountability and restore trust in governance.
