The government should provide relief food and sufficient water to informal settlements dwellers to prevent the spread of coronavirus. According to the speaker, adequate relief food and enhanced security will ensure people stay at home and recommended the introduction of relief food cards. When the state comes to give a household food, they will be given the card which will be used as evidence to avoid insufficient distribution of food," Elachi said. Elachi said police officers should be deployed in the informal settlements to ensure businesses taking place were lawful. The former senator appealed to the national government to ensure measures to cushion the poor were in place in the fight against coronavirus.

Source: The Star April 07, 2020 18:56 UTC