President Uhuru Hints at Imposing Second Covid-19 Lockdown

President Kenyatta has hinted at imposing a fresh lockdown to combat the growing spread of Covid-19 in the country.

Uhuru said the government is considering bringing back tougher restrictions after what appears like the second wave of the pandemic.

But he stated that this can be avoided if Kenyans take heed of the government’s call for personal responsibility.

Kenyatta spoke on Sunday at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi where he joined the faithful in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK).

He commended the ACK church for strictly adhering to the Ministry of Health guidelines during the Sunday service.

“We’re going through that very difficult time of saying ‘now what do we do again, do we close up?’ We shall be coming back to that…not today, but soon…but when I see this, it says  that we don’t have to (go into lockdown) if only people would observe (guidelines) and would be caring of their fellow citizens.”

“It is possible to keep COVID-19 at bay and still be able to live and lead a normal life. I only wish that this issue of personal responsibility would be taken to heart because truly, we are facing a major challenge. When we reopened we agreed that people take up personal responsibility, and I’m glad to say the Anglican church has taken up that call, and if we all did it we would keep COVID-19 at bay and be able to continue to drive our economic agenda,” said Uhuru.

On Saturday, 1,395 people tested positive for Covid-19, the highest number of cases recorded in one day since the first case was reported in March. 15 patients also succumbed to the disease.

On Sunday, the Health Ministry announced 685 new cases and 17 fatalities pushing the total number of infections and deaths to 55,877 and 1,013 respectively.