It begins the way most Kenyan rumours begin: whispers in crowded matatus, a suspiciously long WhatsApp message forwarded to fifty groups, and a confident ‘expert’ whose medical qualifications start and end with the phrase ‘Nimeskia mahali…’ From Kibra to Kericho, from Gikomba to Githurai, a peculiar story has soaked into the national conversation: that most … Continue reading ‘Nimeskia mahali’: The COVID-19 rumour Kenya must finally lay to rest