Governors have ruled out lockdown among proposals they intend to present to President Uhuru Kenyatta during their meeting on how to contain the coronavirus spread on Monday. The President and the 47 governors are expected to review the progress since the country was reopened on July 6. Council of Governors chairman Wycliffe Oparanya told the Star they want Nairobi left open "as it is the hub of Kenya’s economic activities." He said they will implore upon the President on the need to increase testing centres across the country. How do they (National Treasury) expect counties to deal with these emergencies?” “What is critical is that we must increase testing centres.

Source: The Star July 26, 2020 17:48 UTC