By NELIMA WEREMore by this AuthorSince Kenya recorded its first Covid-19 case on March 12, 2020, a day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared the disease a pandemic, the government has put in place extensive unique public health measures. Nonetheless, public health measures must protect individual rights and secure public health. On March 23, the government introduced mandatory quarantine for all the people travelling into the country, a shift from the erstwhile self-quarantine policy. This will allow the country to revisit outdated laws such as the Public Health Act of 1921 and seek to incorporate a rights-based approach to it. Detaining those unable to pay for mandatory quarantine has been ruled unconstitutional by the court.

Source: Daily Nation May 27, 2020 21:03 UTC