Students of planning or crisis communication or disaster management in Kenya have a clear case study that will take long to get off the minds of Kenyans. In addition, the long queues that have been witnessed in places like Malaba and Busia border points and now the criminalized and inhuman treatment being meted on truck drivers has led to Lengthy Turn Around Times (TAT) that in turn have created huge financial pressure on truck drivers and by extension investors in the business, some of which are defaulting on loans. Did the county or national disaster management teams anticipate this problem, and what they did plan or are doing about it? More appalling is that people, who are on genuine visits especially from Nairobi to the country are harassed and discriminated while the same energy has not been extended to deal with the truck drivers’ case. More importantly, the strategy notes that health needs of mobile and vulnerable populations along the borders must be addressed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases across borders.

Source: The Star June 20, 2020 07:30 UTC