KOT on Twitter were outraged when a video emerged showing bull dozers destroying houses at the Ruai sewerage land at night when the government of Kenya said all demolitions have been suspended until Corona virus is resolved. This act comes days after Kariobangi North residents were evicted from their homes. With the nationwide curfew, partial lockdown where are these citizens meant to go during this COVID crisis? Is there something to this?

About one third of Kenyans/30.5 percent of Kenyans could not pay their monthly rent in April as the Covid-19 pandemic devastated monthly incomes. According to a survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), 21.5 percent of Kenyans unable to meet the monthly obligation met the charge in a timely manner prior to the virus outbreak in the country.

Tanzania’s government on Monday 18th May 2020, announced an indefinite ban on cargo drivers from Kenya in an escalated response to a recent directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta on mandatory COVID-19 screening at the border point. President John Magufuli’s government which has lifted most COVID-19 restrictions including a 14-day quarantine period for international tourists arriving in the country accused the Kenyan government of undermining free trade.