The county under Governor Paul Chepkwony announced tougher measures to keep off the cases from escalating, including screening all visitors entering the county from its borders and fumigating market places. But way back before, a scout team of ten-members was already on the ground creating awareness to the locals about the virus. The team led by Karim Charles told the Star that it was not a walk on the park to convince the locals that the virus was real rather than a ‘white’s man diseases’ as it was perceived at its first stage. Karim said that on many occasions, the team encountered total unpreparedness and lack of knowledge about the diseases from the residents. The most astonishing finding was that some families share face masks due to financial constraints.

Source: The Star July 07, 2020 10:07 UTC