Akisa Wandera: What happened to the Covid-19 guidelines prohibiting public gatherings? In my last article on this column, I wrote that the Madaraka Day celebrations in Kisumu were unnecessary, reckless and exposed the locals to Covid-19. Journalists who held a similar view were attacked and called alarmists who are exaggerating the extent of the covid-19 damage. Barely two weeks since that humongous gathering, the Government has admitted that indeed the Madaraka Day fete is to blame for the Covid-19 spike in Kisumu and its environs. According to Dr Amoth, the recent celebrations and increased intercountry movements during the Madaraka Day fete in Kisumu maybe linked to the upsurge.

Source: Standard Digital June 10, 2021 07:41 UTC