By ANGELA OKETCH More by this AuthorThe Chinese government will evacuate 400 of its nationals from Kenya, with the first batch of 200 having left Tuesday at 11pm over fears of Covid-19. The final arrangements, he said, were made after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the lawyer the go-ahead to evacuate his clients. PANDEMICMr Okinyo told the Nation that the Chinese had earlier requested their embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to leave the country but they both declined. The lawyer served the Foreign Affairs ministry with the order last week and he received a no-objection response on Saturday evening. There is no flight from Nairobi to China next week, let alone any Chinese fleeing Nairobi led by Ambassador Wu Peng,” Mr Huang wrote.

Source: Daily Nation June 17, 2020 04:52 UTC