The new cases of coronavirus keep on surging leaving behind a worrying number of fatalities. By Tuesday, August 17, 2021, the Ministry of Health had recorded a total of 222,894 cases of the virus from 2,268,923 samples collected. But ironically, politicians who are supposed to be the ones helping the government in the fight against the virus are the ones at the forefront of violating this by arranging public rallies. Last month, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe asked the politicians to suspend their political activities and stick to the order that was earlier given by President Uhuru Kenyatta, which disallowed political gatherings for 60 days. Nevertheless, politicians have not heeded to this, chasing their political ambitions as the 2022 general elections approach.

Source: The Star August 18, 2021 09:05 UTC