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IEBC Chairman Erastus Ethekon addresses the Press on mass voter registration in Nairobi, on February 4, 2026. [File, Standard

Last weekend, I experienced one of the greatest privileges a father can have. I walked my daughter Michelle down the aisle as she began a new chapter with her husband, Michael.

Amid the joy, prayers and celebration, one question quietly settled in my heart and has refused to leave me since: What kind of country are we preparing for our children?

Every parent hopes to leave behind something better than what they inherited. We work hard to educate our children, build businesses, grow trees and create opportunities. Yet all these achievements become fragile if we fail to protect the institutions that hold our nation together.