Pay Your Own Bills, Government Tells Kenyans Quarantined at PrideInn Hotel

The government says Kenyans quarantined at PrideInn Hotel in Nairobi must pay the bills they have incurred at the facility out of their own pockets.

This comes after 42 Kenyans quarantined at the four-star hotel wrote to the Health Ministry last week requesting the government to offset their bills, lamenting that they are too high.

But in response, government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna said the group entered into a private agreement with the hotel the moment they chose to be quarantined there after arriving from abroad.

“The government shall not be held responsible for bills incurred out of choice by an individual or individuals,” Oguna said in a statement.

Oguna further noted that the 42 Kenyans were given the choice of cheaper government quarantine facilities but they chose the hotel based on their financial ability.

The Health Ministry announced the 42 will undertake quarantine for an additional 14 days after it was established that they defied social distancing guidelines during their two-week stay at the hotel.

PrideInn Hotel has since withdrawn services for some of the individuals who are yet to clear their quarantine bills.