This archive report was first published on 12 December 2019.
Published on December 12, 2019, a Nairobi resident, Ruth Gituma, raised an eyebrow at the coincidence of senior government officials falling ill whenever they are dragged to court to answer graft charges. She wondered if this was a gimmick to avoid mixing with others in the police cells or prison remand.
Gituma asked, 'What a coincidence that every time one or the other senior public servant is accused of corruption and taken to court, he or she suddenly 'falls sick' and requests to be admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital's private wing?'
Another Nairobi resident, Francis Njuguna, expressed similar sentiments, saying that the residents could have avoided the looming crisis of having a 'fatherless city' if they had forced Governor Mike Sonko to appoint a deputy governor nearly two years after Polycarp Igathe resigned.
Francis Njuguna stated, 'A deputy would have come handy in our hour of need.'
Meanwhile, Eliab Otiato questioned the practice of high-profile suspects complaining about ill-health when they are caught on the wrong side of the law. He asked, 'Someone who has been bubbling with energy now suddenly requires urgent medical attention?'
David Langat, on the other hand, dismissed the notion that the youth of Kenya are marginalized, saying that young men must strive to make a mark instead of just grumbling.
He added, 'Please, give us a break on this issue of youth!'
