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.

Why do Kenyan police mostly respond with brutality to many situations they are faced with? The images from Likoni in Mombasa County, of police beating citizens in line to board the ferry two hours before the 7PM -5AM curfew are a major disappointment. 

At the time of writing videos of officers bragging about how they were in control and “would show the public who’s the boss” could be viewed in comparison to visibly agitated Kibra residents, in Nairobi County, threatening violent exchanges with police in violation of the curfew.