The government should use chiefs to monitor those traveling from towns to rural areas to check the spread of Covid-19, Lugari MP Ayub Savula has said. Savula said older people who are more vulnerable to the virus live in rural villages and could catch the disease from relatives visiting from towns. The lawmaker spoke when he donated sanitisers, face masks and gloves worth Sh1 million to be distributed to homes in Kakamega county. Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala said the government should lock down Nairobi for 14 days to stall spread of the virus in rural areas. The senator said public service vehicles from Nairobi to rural counties should be stopped from operating.

Source: The Star April 06, 2020 08:03 UTC