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Coronavirus in Kenya: Health CS asks traders not to hike prices

With Kenya confirming the first coronavirus case, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned traders that “this is not the time to make abnormal profits by charging abnormal prices”.

He appealed to the business community to exercise "reasonable behaviour" in terms of pricing of goods. The Government has however not yet set price limits for goods. 

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