Kenya Braced For The Worst. The Worst Didn't Happen. Why?
The case count — and death toll — during the pandemic have been surprisingly low. And last Sunday, people were out and about in Nairobi's parks. Researchers are trying to figure out what happened.
This past Sunday at Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, it was life as usual.
Kids took rides on horses and camels. Families and lovers shared paddle boats in the lake at the center of the park.
Alice Nyambura and Lucy Wahu, both college sophomores, sat on the grass watching the boats. The sun was shining; the lily pads blooming. They had come here to get their minds off the pandemic.
"I don't think there is anything like corona," Nyambura said.
"It is there," Wahu
