"The Red, or the blood, stands as the top of all things. We lost our land through blood; and we cannot gain it except through blood. We must redeem our lives through the blood. Without the shedding of blood there can be no redemption of this race. However, the bloodshed and sorrow will not last always.
The Red significantly stands in our flag as a reminder of the truth of history, and that men must gain and keep their liberty, even at the risk of bloodshed. Our flag has no place in it for white. Not even as a border. Kenya has the Black on top--where it indeed must be--since they have a base of land (Green) on which their freedom rests. They have the Red in the center covered with a sword and shield, as an ever present reminder that the price of liberty is bloodshed, and armed struggle.