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Where the Hell is Moses Kuria?

It seems Moses Kuria, the man of many portfolios, embarked on a whirlwind adventure through the halls of government, only to find himself in a comedic conundrum. Starting off strong as the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry, he was the talk of the town. But alas, fate had other plans. In a twist fit for a sitcom, Kuria found himself shuffled over to the Public Service portfolio faster than you can say "bureaucratic shuffle". Then, the plot thickened! In a classic case of diplomatic drama, the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, decided to give Kuria a cold shoulder after cancelling not one, but two meetings with him. The reason? His "foul mouth". Oh, the irony! It seems even the most seasoned politicians can't escape the wrath of a sharp tongue. Since then, Kuria has seemingly vanished into thin air, keeping a low profile that would make even Bigfoot jealous. Rumour has it he's taken up residence in a cozy cave somewhere, pondering th
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Is Kenya Winning The War Against Covid-19?

Daily statistics updates from the Ministry of Health on Covid-19 are an object lesson in how not to read data.

With 123 positive tests in the past 24 hours, the highest ever, it is still unclear whether these numbers came from traced contacts (i.e, people who had been in contact with infected persons, in which case not surprising) or from sentinel surveillance (people who checked into local clinics and health centres for one illness or another), or even from the so-called mass testing (tents erected by the roadside inviting people who feel funny or otherwise to volunteer for testing).

The numbers from each of these clusters say something about the progression of the infection. More importantly, the Ministry of Health's narrative lacks a plot -- beginning, middle and end: If all the arriving suspect cases were quarantined, tested, isolated and treated, where are the mystery "community infections" coming from?

As we say in our various mother tongues, don't carry us pumpkin.
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