A protester lies on the ground wounded after a confrontation with the police in Kibera. [Photo/www.nytimes.com]
As Kenya's political crisis deepens with mind-bending twists and turns, many are wondering whether the unfolding events replicate the sordid aftermath of the bitterly contested 2007 presidential election.
For many, what is happening now brings back dark memories of the untold violence that convulsed the country after Mwai Kibaki was declared president by the then chairman of the electoral commission, Samuel Kivuitu.
Just like in 2007 when politicians from across the political spectrum engaged in incendiary rhetoric, politicians pledging their allegiance to either Jubilee or NASA made and continue to make shocking utterances that have fueled the tensions.
Robert Godec, U.S.A's ambassador to Kenya, recently decried the toxic political environment in a statement read in Nairobi.
After Kibaki's re-election was declared by the E.C.K, bloody confrontations between protesters and law enforcement officers were widely chronicled in the media.
Similar confrontations have been reported on mainstream media and widely shared on social media.
Police have engaged in running battles with protesters in various parts of the country in opposition strongholds.
These protests have resorted into loss of life and destruction of property.
Samuel Kivuitu's commission faced allegations of being under siege from powers that be.
Chebukati's commission is battling similar allegations.
Many have charged that the commissioners are taking orders from external forces.
In interviews granted to a number of media organisations, Roselyn Akombe made a jaw-dropping allegation that the IEBC was under siege with some commissioners taking orders from politicians.
As these parallels continue to play out in the open, Kenyans hope that the scale and depths of the 2007/2008 horror will not be reached in 2017.