What is independence really?

if people die hunger of in somalia and same in kenya...then there no difference between a militia and goverment ... people what is difference between kenyan people in IDP camps, turkana, samburu and north eastern and the people in stateless/lawless Somalia, both depend on the UN and well wishers to feed them.what is independence to them ?Is it the flag, the national anthem, a black president.what is it? Ngugi wa Thiong'o in the mouth of Gikonyo a character in his book A Grain of Wheat describes independence as ' warm water in the mouth of a thirsty man' i think i concur. Let no make our constitution making process and results feel the the same.