[PHOTOS] Dandora residents mark Katiba Day with Kiwake festival

In Summary

August 27 marks 14 years since the since the enactment of the 2010 Constitution.
Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) Programme Manager Wangari Ireri urged Kenyans to speak out when their rights are violated.

by PERPETUA ETYANG

27 August 2024 - 19:40

Guests pose for a group photo during the Kiwake festival as they commemorate 14 years since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution at the Dandora Community Park, Nairobi on August 27, 2024.
Image: LEAH MUKANGAI

Residents in Dandora came out on Tuesday to mark 14 years since the promulgation of the constitution.

August 27 marks 14 years since the enactment of the 2010 Constitution.

There were songs, dances, and skits performed during the Kiwake Festival.

Flex and Vikings dancers perform during the Kiwake festival as they commemorate 14 years since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution at the Dandora Community Park, Nairobi on August 27, 2024.
Image: LEAH MUKANGAI

Speaking during the event, Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) Programme Manager Wangari Ireri urged Kenyans to speak out when their rights are violated.

Ireri said Kenyans are celebrating because the 2010 constitution recognises the sovereign power of the people.

She insisted that it was their right to have access to quality education, sanitation, housing, and other basic amenities as it was their right and not a favour.

Program manager Wangari Ireri and program associate Mickreen Adhiambo converse during the Kiwake festival as they commemorate 14 years since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution at the Dandora Community Park, Nairobi on August 27, 2024.
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Ireri also asked residents to be woke of any calls by politicians to make amendments to the constitution through a referendum.

"Any call to change the constitution without paying emphasis to the efforts of implementation is not in good faith," she said.

She affirmed that there was no problem with the 2010 constitution other than implementation which is a major concern.

Social justice center theatre perform a skit during the Kiwake festival as they commemorate 14 years since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution at the Dandora Community Park, Nairobi on August 27, 2024.
Image: LEAH MUKANGAI

School children dance during the Kiwake festival as they commemorate 14 years since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution at the Dandora Community Park, Nairobi on August 27, 2024.
Image: LEAH MUKANGAI

Randy and the band members perform during the Kiwake festival as they commemorate 14 years since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution at the Dandora Community Park, Nairobi on August 27, 2024.
Image: LEAH MUKANGAI

School children during the Kiwake festival as they commemorate 14 years since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution at the Dandora Community Park, Nairobi on August 27, 2024.
Image: LEAH MUKANGAI

Guests and residents during the Kiwake festival as they commemorate 14 years since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution at the Dandora Community Park, Nairobi on August 27, 2024.
Image: LEAH MUKANGAI