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Early risers throng CBD to talk politics before reporting to work

It’s not unusual to see several groupings engaged in heated debates between 6am and 8am. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] 

Job Mokaya is a secretary in a city centre firm and every morning, he leaves his Juja home early to beat the traffic on Thika Road.

Mokaya often arrives in town an hour earlier before office reporting time. Instead of walking in to a restaurant to while away his time over a cup of tea or coffee, Mokaya engages in another activity: Street debate.

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