By Daniel The Poet
Miaka imezidi songa, lakini mtoto wa miaka sitini bado anatambaa
Ugonjwa, ujinga, umaskini unazidi tu pokonya our country men
The other day ilikua ndani ya mau mau na tulikua tunafukuza mabeberu
Ironically many years down the line after the struggles and torture we still want them back
Maybe ile redcarpet ilitandikwa ilikua inasymbolise damu ilimwagika time ya ukoloni
Lakini sielewi mbona tuliwaacha wasmile wakiitembelea
Mwaka ni 1964, na the enemies mababu zetu walipigana nao are no longer three but four
Ujinga,ugonjwa,umaskini na ufisadi
Mbona babu yangu ile shamba mzungu aliwachia kenyatta haijatufikia
Tunataka kujivunia kenya kuwa republic but hatuwezi
Imegeuka stori ya umbwa kula mtoto wake
viongozi wanazidi tunyanyasa
Ni nini cha kujivunia kama your grandparent hakupigana ndio kenya ikue jamuhuri
Inauma kuona hata wale walipigania, many years down the line na bado wanalia
Juzi mliona field marshal alipokufa ndio serikali ilingangana kurenovate nyumba yake
Many years down the line but bado kuna masquota
Many years down the line na bado serikali inahangaisha watu wake
Ile freedom ya multipartty after sec 2A kuwa repealed ilibaki kuandikwa tu kwa katiba
Skuizi wale wako na say ni wale wako kwa serikali tu
Mara ngapi tumeona wakenya wakitawanywa na lorry za kenya police juu wanakumbusha gava tuko kwa ngori, mtoto wa miaka sitini
Itakuaje serikali ni ya kenya lakini influence inatoka nje,
Itakuaje kenya inasonga mbele na kujitegemea inamaanisha viongozi kukopa madeni mtoto wa miaka sitini
Ni kweli mabeberu walienda, lakini tulifukuza mabeberu ndio tubaki na mafisi
Viongozi kuallocate pesa ya kununua magari na kurenocvate maofisi
Yet walipa ushuru ni sisi
Watakuwa wa kwanza kutuambia kulipa ushuru ni kujitegemea lakini watazidi kututegemea
Tumechoka kuskia same names of people in every national holiday
Serikali iko na record ya majina zetu, pesa wametenga kufanyia sherehe
Just to showcase their new suits and vehicles na kutoa speeches ndefu, this time watuwekee kwa mpesa, for long izi sherehe zimekuwa za viongozi but wananchi pia this time tuwekewee za kupiga sherehe
