Kwale residents expressed mixed reactions to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s lifting the cessation of movement in Kilifi and Kwale counties but not in Mombasa, still a Covid-19 hotspot. Business owners were especially disappointed when the cessation of movement was extended by another 30 days in Mombasa, Nairobi and Mandera. In Matuga constituency, Kwale, matatu drivers and conductors crowded to air their views, saying that the government had tricked them. "Lifting the cessation of movement in Kilifi and Kwale and locking Mombasa has no impact because we largely depend on the Likoni Ferry Crossing channel,” Kwale matatu chairman Mwamyuga Mwatoa said. Kwale matatu chief of security Suleiman Mwachoa said the government could have returned the situation to ‘normal’, while requiring people to observe public health directives.

Source: The Star June 07, 2020 18:56 UTC