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Kenya: COVID-19 Forces President Kenyatta to Change Leadership Style

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Covid-19 has changed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s life, but more so, his presidency.

Every day, like many presidents across the world, he is bombarded with advice on how to handle the crisis, including whether or not to lift the measures taken to curb the spread of the virus.

In a rare interview about his presidency amid the Covid-19 crisis, the President said his main concerns are saving Kenyans from Covid-19 and how to make sure that the economy rises after the pandemic. It is a difficult balance.

On a daily basis, the President said, he is left “battling” with the issue of getting the country back to normalcy, “where people can go back to work”. But he won’t rush, he said.

“I’m grateful to a lot of people who are around me and who are giving input. We must first protect life and property,” he said.

For the first time, President Kenyatta revealed, the number of people he interacts with on a single day has gone down. The daily security briefings are no longer face to face. “It is a very challenging time,” he said. “We’re using more of technology.”

While the daily security briefs still take place from the various agencies, the mode of delivery has changed, thanks to Covid-19.

“My day is usually the same as it previously was, although there was more face-to-face engagement with people [previously].”

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On his morning briefings, the President said: “I start every morning with briefs from the police, the military and intelligence teams, and get updates on issues across the country. We discuss individually and collectively and agree on the kind of posture to take.”