Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho is on a charm offensive to win back the support of Old Town residents two months after he threatened to test them forcibly for Covid-19. He thereafter mellowed, saying the Old Town residents will not undergo forced testing. The Old Town and Nairobi's Eastleigh estate were on May 7 locked down by President Uhuru Kenyatta for 15 days. The county government closed Old Town shops as well as the historical Mackinnon Market. “We are in politics, we can play politics and still finish what we started,” Joho said during the reopening of the market.

Source: The Star July 22, 2020 20:01 UTC