Where are the crowds? Kenyans ask amidst dismal attendance of Labour Day celebrations

Low turnout by workers during Labour Day celebration on May 1, 2019 at Uhuru Park Nairobi.[Edward Kiplimo/Standard]

Even as the Labour Day celebrations took off at Uhuru Park minutes to 10am yesterday, it was evident Kenyans were disenchanted.

Unlike previous Labour Day events and other national celebrations, where venues overflow with crowds, yesterday's ceremony opened to just a few attendants scattered across the front section of the Uhuru Park grounds.