And although the risk of community mass transmission has now being multiplied because of the resumption of inter-county travel, police and public health officials kept off the streets as Kenyans flouted the guidelines. Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen strongly disagreed with the government’s move, saying, it will lead to more infections and deaths. And with the evident disregard of public health guidelines, Kenya could be in for tough times ahead. Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia are still under some form of lockdown, while South Sudan, Burundi and Somalia have never quite come out to issue public guidelines on how they were fighting the disease. REIMPOSE LOCKDOWNSBut even as he succumbed to pressure due to a battered economy, President Kenyatta on Monday warned Kenyans that he will not hesitate to reimpose lockdowns should the numbers rise drastically.

Source: Daily Nation July 08, 2020 07:41 UTC