Truck drivers have told the government to review the Covid-19 testing calendar from the current 14 to 30 days. They say some of them spend more than 14 days between Mombasa and Kampala or South Sudan and their certificates expire before they return to Kenya. “My appeal to the Kenyan government is to introduce a system where drivers are tested after 30 days and not the present 14 days because there are drivers who spend the 14 days between Mombasa and Kampala or Kigali or Juba in South Sudan. “Let testing time be reviewed to 30 days to allow drivers to reach their destinations before their certificates expire,” Wambua said. We petition that the testing period be reviewed from 14 days to 30 or 25 days.”He blamed corruption among customs officials for the delayed clearance.

Source: The Star October 27, 2020 18:56 UTC