Singing for the Motherland (Patriotic Songs since 1963)

It’s that time in Kenyan history again
Independence

A rugby win, a marathon gold

Bloodshed or famine or terrorism
Tears that bring the country to the edge of despair 

And sometimes hope
The edge, not the end

Till it brings forth an ode:

The National Anthem by Thomas Johnson Kuto Kalume (1963)

Kenya Nchi Yangu by Kakai Kilonzo (1979)

My Land is Kenya by Roger Whitaker (1983)

Daima by Eric Wainaina (2001)

Coming Home by Nameless (2011)

Kenya We Pray by Varied Artists (2011)

We Are One by Varied Artists (2013)