Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on
Thursday commented on a video that was done by comedian Eric Omondi.
In the video, Omondi
imitated Kagwe’s COVID-19 updates, introducing a breath of fresh air amidst all
the disruptions caused by the virus.
When starting his address, Kagwe, in a humorous way, said he would try to do it differently from the comedian this time.
While speaking at Afya
House, the CS told salonists, barbers and mama mbogas that the economy depends
on them and appealed to them to ensure social distancing and fumigation of
their premises at all times.
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He also added that
although masks are readily available at the moment, the government will monitor
the quality of the masks.
The CS maintained that
all workers in market places should practice high levels of hygiene and told
members of the public to assume the next person is positive.
He also insisted that
people should stay home over the long Easter weekend since there are no parties
and all bars are closed.
Kagwe also reserved
special praise for Kitui County and Kitui County Textile Centre (KICOTEC) that
is now manufacturing over 30,000 masks per day.
In the last 24 hours, 308
samples were tested and five tested positive.
Among the five, three are
male and two are female. Three are from Nairobi and two are from Mombasa.
This now brings the
number of positive cases in the country to 184.
So far 12 persons have
been discharged while seven have succumbed to the virus.