Kencom House
There is a famous Kalenjin proverb that states ‘We share the same sun but we do not share the same roofs.’ The Kenya government has struggled over the past few weeks to convince people to stay at home. In addition, while private sector struggled to allow for remote working public sector responded fairly quickly then struggled in maintaining isolationist approaches to remote working and are now slowly calling people back to work: one by one, and meeting by meeting. However, the problem that seems to be in the forefront or everyone’s minds is the visibly non-compliant: those you see physically out on the street. Those within offices and moving around in private vehicles seem almost above the issue although the pandemic came into the country through those who travel by air: the rich and the middle class which includes all politicians, senior institutional management (including companies) as well as students, academia and private consultants. However, everyone’s roof is literally and metaphorically a different size, shape and strength and we must not only be cognisant of this but we must act in line with it.
