Under normal circumstances, the national focus at this time would be on the constitutional changes being proposed under the Building Bridges Initiative. But as it happens, this proposed reform process is being undertaken in the shadow of a “once-in-a-century pandemic”. And no mere constitutional amendments can compete with that for media coverage. Making matters more complicated is that many Kenyans seem to feel a deep ambivalence towards this pandemic. Indeed, with Kenya being a country in which tribal affiliations generally weigh more heavily than anything else, by now we would have had calculations circulating as to which region or community has been most affected.

Source: The Star July 23, 2020 00:56 UTC