Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has clarified that the land acquired for a cemetery in the town was not meant for Covid-19 mass graves. Oparanya said that the two parcels of land he announced having been acquired by his administration were to supplement the county's public cemeteries. “As you know, we have a public cemetery down here which is already full; I think there is nothing wrong by identifying land near the forest for a cemetery. “You know that I am planning to make this town a city in the near future and a cemetery is one of the requirements,” he said during Wednesday's Covid-19 update. During the swearing-in of three new chief officers Tuesday, Oparanya said that his government had acquired two parcels of land for graves should there be mass deaths caused by the Covid-19.

Source: The Star July 22, 2020 16:52 UTC