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Annual State address of a kind

President Uhuru Kenyatta during the State of the Nation address event in Parliament. [Photo: Standard]

Yesterday’s unique State of the Nation address was a stark reminder of the new realities brought by the covid-19 pandemic.

Ordinarily, the day would have seen the House packed to the rafters, with legislators jostling for vantage positions in the front row, perhaps to catch the president's eye.

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