By OTIENO OTIENOMore by this AuthorA major casualty of Friday’s confirmation of the first case of the new coronavirus in Kenya is politics. Notably off the BBI calendar is a rally pencilled for Nakuru on March 21. President Uhuru Kenyatta reportedly raised similar concerns when he hosted county governors organising the meeting at State House early last week. Demos are also not new in Eldoret, although people there tend to protest more about maize and fertiliser prices than political grievances. Placards with such messages as “No Ruto, No BBI” or “Uhuru Respect Ruto” are straight from the riots book of street-battle-hardened protesters of Kondele in Kisumu.

Source: Daily Nation March 14, 2020 21:56 UTC