Kenya needs to rethink political economy in the face of this crisis

Crises provide opportunities and threats, often handled in two phases. The first phase tries to “contain” and the second phase tackles the aftermath; recovery and reconstruction. While some states handle the two phases well with the first blending into the second, others get stuck in a somewhat confused state. Covid-19 is one such crisis. 

That the coronavirus hit the developed world harder than it did the developing world forces a rethink of global realities. Its rapid spread, being global rather than regional, provided an opportunity to rethink global responses to de-bordering unknowns. There are also those who instead of seeking global cooperation, will choose to engage in blame game. They try to fix and threaten the stability of others, impose their domination, and thereby increase global insecurity.