President Uhuru Kenyatta should lock down Busia county to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the Western region, Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo has said. Ottichilo said most of the cases that are reported in Busia are truck drivers who cross through Kakamega, Bungoma Trans-Nzioa and Vihiga while heading into or out of Uganda. “By locking down Busia we shall be protecting areas where this virus has not spread,” Ottichillo said. The county chief said if Busia continues to run its activities normally, the virus will spread faster and wider in the area. Busia county has 217 Covid-19 patients out of the country's 2862 reported by Monday.

Source: The Star June 09, 2020 18:56 UTC