We need to adopt these measures to stay ahead of this disease,” Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said early this month. Already truckers are expected to have a Covid-19-free certificate, but, with the easing of containment measures, this could spill into the other public transport sectors. But the new normal will be the strict enforcement of social distancing measures, where vehicles will be expected to carry up to 60 per cent of their capacity. Industrialisation and Trade Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina hopes that “this will make the country self-reliant, cutting down on over-reliance on imports". Even as the country readies to ease containment measures, it is still expected that fewer Kenyans will troop to hospitals, with more of them turning to over-the-counter prescriptions at pharmacies.

Source: Daily Nation May 31, 2020 08:37 UTC