This archive report was first published on 7 August 2019.
October 30th, 2017, marked a peculiar incident in the United States when a woman cyclist in Virginia gave President Donald Trump's motorcade the middle finger salute.
The President was departing from the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia when the female cyclist caught up with the motorcade, which was stopped by a traffic light near the golf course.
According to reports, the cyclist successfully gave the President the middle finger, leaving many to wonder about her intentions and whether she was upset by the President's frequent golfing excursions.
One wonders what could have happened to the lady if she could have done that to the emperor Uhuru Kenyatta, who has been known to face similar forms of protest in Kenya.
Just last week, a protester threw a Russian flag at Trump, shouting that he should be impeached for colluding with the Russians during the 2016 presidential elections.
Similarly, in Kenya, the MP for Embakasi East was arrested for calling the President the son of a dog.
It is worth noting that freedom of expression is protected by the US Constitution, a stark contrast to the situation in Kenya where the high and mighty can do anything to the citizens.
Popular blogger was arrested a month ago for reporting that someone must have died in the first family, a true statement that earned him time in jail for over 24 hours.
Intimidations like that are commonplace in Kenya, where citizens are often at the mercy of those in power.
