Please enable JavaScript to view advertisements.
×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Join Thousands Daily
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App

Exit Obama, it's back to business as usual

Just after US President Barack Obama took off in his Air Force One, a colleague told us: "From now on security begins with you!" He may have sounded like one of those stubborn pessimists Kenya is so generously endowed with, but then let us reflect on how fast we found our old foothold back.

In the evening, we saw TV cameras beam the return of street families, especially the scary boys who can skin a human being alive without flinching, to their usual hoods. Where they had been taken by security chiefs still baffles many, but one wonders: if they could keep and feed them there, why not make it a new way of life for the street families?

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Uncover the stories others won't tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Support Independent Journalism

Stand With Bold Journalism.
Stand With The Standard.

Journalism can't be free because the truth demands investment. At The Standard, we invest time, courage and skills to bring you accurate, factual and impactful stories. Subscribe today and stand with us in the pursuit of credible journalism.

Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payment Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902