Nairobi governor Mike Sonko is donating alcohol alongside other foodstuff to Nairobi residents to help them during the coronavirus pandemic. Sonko has defended his decision to give out his food donation hampers including small bottles of Hennessy, a move that elicited mixed reactions from Kenyans. #KomeshaCorona pic.twitter.com/YLohHMZuqU — Mike Sonko (@MikeSonko) April 14, 2020But WHO has on several ocassions warned that drinking alcohol cannot protect anyone from being infected with the deadly Covid-19. On April 8, the city county boss claimed he had been banned from distributing food relief to the needy living in slums around the city. Sonko, through the Sonko Rescue Team, has been distributing foodstuff, sanitisers and face masks to people living in different parts of Nairobi County.

Source: Daily Nation April 14, 2020 18:45 UTC