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Police in Eldoret have lobbied teargas canisters at Tanga Tanga MP Dr. Swarup Mishra who was donating foodstuff to Muslims in Uasin Gishu. 

He was forced to run for his safety while the Muslim faithfuls were dispersed.

“I was giving food stuff to Muslims at Jamia mosques and Huddah Muslim when the police threw teargas canisters. I don’t know the mistake I committed to deserve that,” said the deputy President William Ruto allied MP.

He condemned the police for using teargas to disperse Muslims who had not committed any crime.

Dr. Mishra was distributing foodstuffs to over 1000 Muslim Muslim households living in Uasin Gishu at  Huddah Muslim School and Jamia Mosque in Eldoret town.

The Kesses legislator further refuted claims on social media that he gives food donation to get political mileage.

“I want to state here here without fear or contradiction that I usually give foodstuff to help the needy in the society who cannot afford a single meal per day and not for my own political gain,” said the deputy president William Ruto allied MP.

“Let me tell you nobody is rich and nobody is poor only God is rich and am giving the food to show the love and care to the less fortunate,” added the Kesses legislator.

He called on Kenyans to strictly follow the directives by the government to prevent further spread of coronavirus which has so far infected 435 Kenyans and claimed 23 lives.

“Ensure that you wash your hands before and after every activity, observing social distance, avoiding overcrowded areas putting in Facemask and staying at home if possible,” Dr. Mishra said.  

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Deputy President, William Ruto and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga have this morning joined other Kenyans in condoling with the family of Keroche Breweries Ltd. CEO, Tabitha Karanja.

The duo have mourned the death of the business family’s daughter, Tecra Muigai Karanja.

Decra passed on Saturday  May 2, 2020 after being involved in a fatal accident.

The Deputy President took to his twitter account to condole the family during a difficult and sad moment of losing a young and hardworking citizen.

“Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the Keroche Breweries Chairman Joseph Karanja and CEO Tabitha Karanja following the death of your daughter, Tecra Muigai Karanja.”

Raila in his message urged the Karanja’s to accept deep condolences from him and Mama Ida, his wife.

Raila prayed that God grants the bereaved family strength and courage to bear the loss.

“Dear Joseph and Tabitha Karanja, Please accept deep condolences from @IdaOdinga and I on the passing of your daughter Tecra Muigai. May the Lord grant you strength and courage to bear the loss. May Tecra’s Soul Rest In Eternal Peace,” Raila tweeted.

The death of Tecra adds more misery to the CEO and owners of the Keroche Breweries Ltd who are battling with court cases against KRA over alleged unpaid billions of taxes. The family, however, has requested the public to give them privacy during this time when they are mourning their daughter.

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A seemingly angry powerful Deputy President William Ruto’s ally has dismissed Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju’s decision on party changes.

The party’s Deputy Secretary General Caleb Kositany has moved to reverse Tuju’s decision to publish in local dailies the changes made to the party’s top organ, which had been highly protested by DP Ruto and his allies.

In a notice that appeared in the Standard and Nation newspapers on Saturday, Tuju confirmed that the decision to bring in new members to the party’s NMC had been sanctioned.

The members include: Lucy Macharia, Walter Nyambati, Marete Marangu, James Waweru and Jane Nampaso.

However, in a statement, Kositany dismissed Tuju’s notice, saying that he had no powers to make such decision.

According to Kositany, a key ally of Deputy President William Ruto, the decision to make changes to the party’s NMC should be approved by the National Executive Committee.

Both the President and his deputy are the members of the NEC, the party’s top decision-making organ.

” The said notice has not been sanctioned by the National Executive Committee as per the demands of Article 7 of the Constitution. It is therefore null and void. The National Management Committee is the creation of the NEC and any changes therein can only be effected after an official notice of a NEC meeting,” Kositany said.

Kositany further dismisses Tuju as a con artist in the party.

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Nyali constituency MP Mohamed Ali has clashed with governor Hassan Ali Joho over the mass testing for Covid-19 that kicked off in Mombasa on Saturday May 2, 2020.

A section of the residents of Mombasa boycotted the exercise, forcing governor Joho to lose temper on them.

Joho scolded the residents of Old Town for what he termed as evading coronavirus tests.

The furious governor expressed his disappointment that residents failed to avail themselves for the mass testing which the county had rolled to ascertain the spread of the deadly virus.

He further stated that once the residents will once more not avail themselves for the testing, they will be locked up in their houses.

Responding to Joho’s outburst on the Saturday night, the vocal journalist-turned politician opposed Joho’s words pointing out that it was not wise for the governor to ‘threaten’ the residents.

He went on to state that as coastal leaders, they ought to come up with a strategy to support the residents. Some of which he mentioned were; allowing health professionals to do their work and also giving scientists humble time to investigate the condition and offer advisory measures.

He further disclosed that most of the residents are reluctant in going for the tests since once confirmed positive, they are informed that quarantine and treatment costs are at their own costs.

He called off the governor for setting aside Ksh 700 Million shillings for fighting the pandemic.

He questioned the move on when parliament discussed such amounts and also went on to ask if the money is there, why are the residents forced to pay for the services.

He also opposed Joho’s idea on calling for a lock down in the county due to increase in number of the confirmed positive cases

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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has said that Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has declared a political war, which will end in tears.

The controversial lawmaker took to his official facebook page to react to the changes in the ruling party that have been highly protested by Deputy President William Ruto and his allies.

Tuju, despite all the protests from lawmakers allied to Tanga Tanga faction of Jubilee, has gone ahead to publish the changes made on the ruling party’s National Management Committee (NMC) in Saturday’s May 2, 2020 leading local dailies.

Moses Kuria, while reacting to the publications, termed Tuju as an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party special envoy in Jubilee.

Kuria says that Tuju has placed a notice in Saturday papers with the irregular changes in the Jubilee National Management Committee despite the ruling by the Registrar of Political Parties.

He went ahead to say that the Country is at the onset of a budget and Finance Bill process in parliament and it needed peace and space without political sideshows.

“Despite the ruling by the Registrar of Political Parties, ODM special envoy in Jubilee Raphael Tuju has placed a notice in Saturday papers with the irregular changes in the Jubilee National Management Committee. We are at the onset of a budget and Finance Bill process in parliament and we needed peace and space without political sideshows. Anyway, war has been declared. It will end in tears,” he posted.

The Registrar of Political Parties had temporarily stopped the anticipated change of names in Jubilee Party’s National Management Committee.

RPP Anne Nderitu halted the decision to effect the changes after 350 members of the party filed written objections with her office over the manner in which the process was carried out.

Ms Nderitu wrote to Tuju, forwarding the objections and ordering resolution of the issues the members raised in their demand for the process to be halted.

She noted that the issues must be addressed in accordance with the party’s constitution, the Political Parties Act and the conclusion filed with her office.

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Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has broken his silence on the ministry’s Ksh. 1 billion expenditure that had caused an uproar among Kenyans.

In a post on his Facebook page on Thursday evening, Kagwe said information on Coronavirus expenditure that has been circulated on social media is baseless and if there is any truth in it, he will take action.

The CS dismissed the information on how the ministry spent the Ksh 1 billion donated by world bank, that has hence gone viral as lies, innuendo and propaganda.

“Good Evening. I have debated posting tonight but am doing so because I read your comments and appreciate your sentiments and fears. As a Kenyan, I too have been disappointed by leaders who fail us for reasons that span inefficiency to corruption.

” The allegations you are seeing are based on this trend: public skepticism and pessimism. I get it. And so I am here to let you know that among us is a cohort that believes in exploitation and that thinks that by spreading lies, innuendo and propaganda, I will be intimidated and worse, lose the trust of you – – the Kenyan – – who believes in our cause and my integrity.

“They want us sidetracked. I am no greenhorn; I have seen such mischief before, wasn’t intimated then and will not be intimidated now. Watch my actions, they will illustrate this.

“The job at hand is simple: save lives in the most cost efficient way and accomplish this in collaboration with the people this position devotes me to: YOU.

“So, in pointing out the fakeness of the financial analyses making the circuit, I am sure that you will agree with me this is not the appropriate forum for me to delve into detailed accounting, balance sheets et all.

“But that is coming. You need transparency and will get it in a manner detailed enough for your critical analyses. Suffice it to say, there will be no theft of COVID-19 resources under my watch and if there is any truth regarding the misuse of COVID-19 funds, beyond being disheartened, I guarantee you that those responsible will be out of the ministry faster than we can blink. Propaganda or not, we, WILL sanitize the healthcare system…so God help us” he posted.

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KANU party leader Gideon Moi Thursday morning held a meeting with Mombasa business mogul-cum-politician Suleiman Shahbal.

Taking to his official facebook page, Shahbal said that they had discussed the current state of the country and the challenges that Kenya is facing from Covid-19.

The Mombasa business mogul emphasized to Gideon Moi that the country needs to immediately start planning on a recovery strategy and implementation plan.

Shahbal said that Kenya needs to start creating jobs again quickly .

The two also discussed the Port, Free Zone and the challenges facing Mombasa. They agreed to work together with all people that share a common vision to bring peace, prosperity and unity to the country.

“This morning I met with Senator Gideon Moi, Chairman of KANU. We discussed the current state of our country and the challenges that we are facing from COVID 19. I have emphasized to him that the country needs to immediately start planning on a recovery strategy and implementation plan. We need to start creating jobs again quickly. We discussed the Port, Free Zone and the challenges facing Mombasa. We have agreed to work together with all people that share a common vision to bring peace, prosperity and unity to our country,” he posted.

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Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has dragged Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga into the firing of Nicholas Gumbo as Chair of Kenyatta National Hospital.

The Controversial lawmaker Thursday morning took to his social media pages to question why Raila fired Engineer Gumbo.

Kuria questioned whether Raila feared if Gumbo will floor his brother Oburu Odinga in the 2022 Siaya gubernatorial race. He went ahead to say that Luo Nyanza region won’t take off if Raila continues extinguishing hope inspiring candles like Gumbo.

He further questioned whether Raila cares if Luo Nyanza region takes off or not, arguing that he extinguished Oduol and Siaya has lost a decade under current governor Cornel Rasanga Amoth.

Uhuru fires Nicholas Gumbo, appoints George Opondo Ooko new KNH board chair
Nicholas Gumbo and his successor George Opondo Ooko. PHOTOS | COURTESY

Citing that Raila is President Uhuru Kenyatta’s co-President, Kuria went ahead to advise the former premier to use his powers realising that there is God in heaven.

“Dear Raila Odinga. Why did you fire Eng Nicholas Gumbo as Chair of Kenyatta National Hospital ? How many COVID billions are you expecting at KNH that you want a compliant man ? Or is it because Gumbo will beat Oburu 10-0 for Siaya Governor 2022? When you keep extinguishing hope inspiring candles like Gumbo, how do you expect Luo Nyanza to take off? Or do you even care whether Luo Nyanza takes off or not? You extinguished Oduol and Siaya has lost a decade under Rasanga Amoth. Now another decade you want lost. Yes you are co-President today but use your power realising there is a God in heaven,” read his post.

President Kenyatta appointed George Opondo Ooko as the new Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) board chairperson.

President Kenyatta, in a gazette notice, appointed Mr. Ooko to the position on a two-year term effective April 21, 2020.

The Head of State hence revoked the appointment of Nicholas Gumbo who has been serving as the KNH Board Chair since May last year.

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Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has send a strong message to people working at President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Harambee House office, whom he feels are intimidating him.

His message comes days after the embattled County chief faced humiliation from unnamed people who are close to President Kenyatta.

The Nairobi County boss last week had his security details withdrawn both from his Mua Hills home and his private office in Upper Hill, as well as having his Covid-19 sanitisation booths that had been installed in Nairobi CBD and Kibra vandalised.

Sonko in his Tuesday night message told his Harambee House friends that Power comes, power goes, power is temporary, and transient but the will of the people, and the will of God, is eternal.

He went ahead to remind them that in the 1990’s, Hon. Nicholas Biwott (RIP) was the most powerful man, probably across Africa, but before his demise, he used to sit lonely at a corner at the Serena Hotel, and very few people even bothered to say hi to him.

He further reminded them of 2006, when President Kenyatta was the official opposition.

Sonko said that in 2006, there was a stand off between Hawkers and the Police, and President Kenyatta stepped in to help quell the crisis, but his efforts did not succeed after senior officers at the OP directed the then Nairobi PPO to instruct his officers on the ground to disperse the hawkers and the then the leader of official opposition Uhuru Kenyatta by tear gassing them.

By then, Sonko says, nobody knew that he would one day become President.

“Sometimes in 2006, there was a stand off between Hawkers and the Police. The current President stepped in to help quell the crisis, but his efforts did not succeed after senior officers at the OP directed the then Nairobi PPO to instruct his officers on the ground to disperse the hawkers and the then the leader of official opposition Uhuru Kenyatta by tear gassing them. Nobody then knew that he would one day become President,” he posted.

This seems to be a clear message that as much as his intimidation continues, he will at some point rise to power in this Country, since the Supreme Will of God has never faltered, neither floundered.

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Bungoma county roads CEC Collins Mukhongo has expressed his satisfaction towards the ongoing construction of the dual carriage way which had been left unattended to since the 1970s with the growing population now seeing Bungoma county with over one million people.

Speaking to Dailytrends.co.ke from his office on Tuesday April 28, he noted that the progress is so far good and on time, and it currently stands at 25% and approximately by the end of the year 2021 it will be done and set.

This comes after the Kanduyi-Musikoma dual carriage way project was launched on 12th of May 2019 with 1.3 billion shillings being allocated for the project.

The 6.5km dual carriage way was estimated to take 24 months to construct.

Touching on the bridges following a recent incident that got one boda-boda member losing his life at Siritanyi on Namisi river after drowning, Mr Mukhongo noted that as a county the requirement for bridges is 97 bridges and so far, 17 have been done.

He went further to note that the budget for bridges is quite expensive hence the smallest bridge can cost around 5-6 million approximately and the bigger one can go up to Ksh 30 million plus , and so it is advised to have some money for world based programs and so members of the county assembly are expected to prioritize such bridges because every ward is allocated between 13 and 15 million shillings every financial year and its expected that those kind of bridges fall under that category.

On other roads the CEC noted that the county government is collaborating with the likes of KENHA, Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) and the Kenya Urban Rural Roads Authority (KURRA)to see the success of transportation in the county of Bungoma.

He finalized by urging all the Bungoma county residents to be vigilant in the prevention of  Covid-19 by washing hands frequently, wearing masks and staying at home as much as possible.

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Flamboyant City lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has claimed that Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho might be the Kenya’s next President.

The senior counsel who has been representing Deputy President William Ruto in a case involving Weston Hotel says that Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has an excellent chance if Joho is made their Presidential candidate for 2022.

Through a Sunday morning tweet, the lawyer claimed that leaders are born during crisis.

He argued that the the ODM party leader has gone completely awol at this time of Covid-19 pandemic. He says that Governor Joho is the only ODM politician who has been visible and effective at the time of coronavirus pandemic.

“Leaders are BORN during crisis and at a time when Hon Raila has gone COMPLETELY AWOL Governor @HassanAliJoho has been the only VISIBLE/EFFECTIVE ODM politician during the Coronavirus crisis. ODM has excellent chance if Joho is ODM’s Presidential candidate for 2022,” he tweeted.

Joho has taken the lead in the fight against Covid-19 in a way that has caught many by surprise. He has won praise for his style of leadership in a time of crisis, which is arguably better than that of his compatriots in the Council of Governors. 

The county has even threatened to prosecute residents who fail to comply with directives. 

Joho, who has set aside a Sh200 million war chest against the coronavirus from the county’s kitty, has been pulling different players together. 

He has even acquired the most unlikely unofficial assistant, hitherto political rival Suleiman Shahbal, who has taken the lead role among the business community. 

Shahbal’s idea of a disinfecting booth at the Likoni ferry crossing, where ferry users can be disinfected en masse, was quickly taken up by his new-found partner in crisis. 

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President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned the 29 Kenyans who lost their lives in Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot due to the mudslides.

Speaking on Saturday April 25 from State House, Nairobi, the President said that his administration continues to make every effort to support the affected families and communities across the country.

“I mourn the 29 Kenyans we have lost in Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot. My Administration continues to make every effort to support affected families and communities across the country,” President Kenyatta said.

The head of state further urged those living in dangerous areas such as escarpments to relocate to safer areas.

His statement comes a day after Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen accused the government of neglecting the victims.

Murkomen through his twiiter handle on Friday said that 23 bodies were still missing in Marakwet landslide tragedy, forcing locals to launch search for their loved ones on their own.

Murkomen accused Rift Valley regional commissioner George Natembeya of moving to the scene, taking pictures and leaving without doing anything.

“23 bodies are still missing in Marakwet landslide tragedy. These people are searching for their loved ones. RC Natembeya and the Military went their took pictures and left. meanwhile thousands of them are without shelter.What the hell is going on in this country?” Murkomen posted.

Hundreds of the survivors have sought refuge in churches and schools while others are being accommodated by their relatives.

At Kipchumwa location where the landslide started, more than 300 residents are huddled at AIC Wewo Church with no food and sanitation facilities. 

The government has sent some help but much of it is being directed to Chesegon and Sambalat areas, which were hard hit by the mudslides. Seventeen other people are still missing.

Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya said the government was doing its best to provide food to the displaced and asked those still living on the escarpment to relocate before another disaster strikes.

He said a command centre had been set up at Sambalat Primary School and Cheptulel Secondary School in the respective counties to coordinate recovery efforts and relief missions.

West Pokot was one of the areas badly affected by heavy rains in November and December last year when more than 40 people died after massive landslides. 

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Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has warned Kenyans against buying hard copies of local dailies.

The controversial lawmaker says that for Kenya to defeat Covid-19 pandemic, everyone has to follow the directives issued by the government.

Kuria says that it is shocking that Kenyans are still buying hard copy newspapers despite the obvious risks of spreading the Coronavirus disease.

The government has hence banned handshakes as a measure of containing the viurus.

Newspaper vendors normally carry them in their hands, and should one of them have the virus, it can easily spread to the buyer.

To stop this, Moses Kuria advises that Kenyans should adopt the culture of reading from the internet, now that almost all the Kenyan dailies are online.

He has warned Kenyans to avoid buying newspapers until coronavirus disease is defeated in the country.

“Dear all Kenyans. For us to fight COVID-19 effectively, we have to follow what the government says including use of digital services. It is shocking that Kenyans are still buying hard copy newspapers despite the obvious risks of spreading the Corona Virus.

“All our newspapers are now online. Keep yourself safe from Corona Virus. Avoid buying newspapers until we defeat this virus, which we will!” Moses Kuria posted.

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Former State House Director of Digital and Diaspora Communication Dennis Itumbi has badly exposed renown political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi.

Mutahi Ngunyi had been earlier accused of scripting last Sunday’s Punchline show, a political talk show that airs every Sunday night on K24 Tv, hosted by Anne Kiguta.

In the show, Mutahi Ngunyi was the main guest, among several others.

During the show, a scathing attack was launched against Deputy President Dr William Ruto, with even the host declaring using facts, that the second in command will never be the President of Kenya.

Anne Kiguta, on behalf of K24 TV, stated that DP Ruto had no chance of becoming President in 2022.

She said K24 TV had made the prediction after observing the infighting for the control of Jubilee Party over the past week.

Kiguta said there was no doubt that President Uhuru Kenyatta had a fall out with his deputy who she accused of faking togetherness where there was none.

While reporting these events that have followed, we have often debated why the DP has stayed where he is clearly not wanted, why face the humiliation? why create the illusion that all is well while clearly, it’s not? why create the image of togetherness where there is none? How does it benefit the DP?

For many of DP’s allies is that they have mistakenly thought that they could force the President into the past days working together…we observe only way out for the DP and that its – stop fighting reality. Living in the real world as horrible as it is frees you to make decisions that can work in the present,” K24’s editorial continued as read out by Ms Kiguta.

However, Itumbi on the morning of Friday April 24, revealed that it was Mutahi Ngunyi who scripted the editorial piece that was read by Anne Kiguta.

Itumbi went ahead to reveal that it was indeed Mutahi Ngunyi who invited guests on the show. To prove this, Itumbi exposed private chats that Mutahi Ngunyi had with some of the guests on the show.

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“Goodmorning my Friend @MutahiNgunyi – Be slow to DENY next time buddy. You not only scripted #Punchline for @AnneKiguta – You also invited guests to the show. #SystemYaFacts,” he tweeted.

On April 20, Mutahi Ngunyi had denied the allegations of scripting the editorial piece for K24 TV, arguing that the editorial had nothing but panashe.

“Hello my FREN @OleItumbi. I think @AnneKiguta Editorial on #Punchline had NOTHING but Panashe (google word). And thanks for SUGGESTING that I wrote it with my @5thestateKE gang. In the MEANTIME, read a BOOK my FREN! It makes a lot of DIFFERENCE! ” he posted.

By the time of publishing this article, Mutahi Ngunyi had not yet responded to Dennis Itumbi’s latest allegations.

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Naivasha Member of the County Assembly (MCA) Karanja Mburu has passed on after a grisly road accident.

The vocal MCA who is also a close ally to Deputy President William Ruto died in a road accident at Gilgil viewpoint near diatomite.

He succumbed to the injuries he sustained after he hit a tree and his vehicle rolled multiple times.

A number of his supporters have mourned him as a courageous politician and one of the key pointmen for Ruto in Nakuru county.

Here are some of their messages:

“Lakeview MCA Hon Karanja Mburu was involved in a road accident at Gilgil last night / early this morning. He Succumbed to death this Morning. Really sad Morning for Naivasha residents, Nakuru County at large and even Kenya in general. A really big blow to the Hustler Nation,” Simon Wachiuri said.

“Naivasha mca karanja Mburu ( Lakeview ward ) dies in a road accident at viewpoint Gilgil near diatomite. His vehicle hit a tree. He was one of the most vocal mcas . He ousted Wanyoike wanango in 2017. He is a close Ally of deputy president William Ruto,” added another Kenyan.

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Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa has angrily attacked the police for extorting extorting money from Malindi youth who can’t afford face masks.

Jumwa in a video posted on her social media accounts exposes the police deployed in Malindi for being the most corrupt.

She claims that instead of the police helping out the residents, they are harassing and exposing them to more danger.

According to her, some residents have been duped into wearing their inner wears as face masks just to avoid being arrested.

This, the lawmaker says. puts the residents at more risk of contracting covid-19.

Some, she says, are using just any pieces of clothes, which have been not recommended by World Health Organization.

“Right now, someone can pick underwear or any piece of cloth and wear it, and they will be deemed to be in compliance with the directive simply because they have their noses and mouth covered.

“These substandard masks that people are wearing is putting Kenyans’ lives at risk. I was of the opinion that the government would be issuing masks that meet the World Health Organization (WHO) standards before issuing these directives.

She further claims that the police service is the weakest link in the fight against covid-19 pandemic.

She says the police think they are helping matters but they are only making things worse for the country.

“What is happening here in Malindi is only bringing strife amongst the residents. If there is an organ that is the weak link in the fight against the pandemic it is the police service.

“They think in their minds that they are helping matters but they are only making things worse for the country,” Jumwa stated.


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