- Yesterday, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe told Kenyans to celebrate the Easter with families and avoid moving about.
- There will be no movement between the estates during Eastern, we propose you stay with family and not partying, he said.
This year’s Easter celebrations will be a low key event for the Christian community, with all focus on battling coronavirus.
Usually, Christians troop to churches to commemorate the crucifixion, death and resurrection of their biblical saviour, Jesus Christ.
Over the years Easter has been marked with feasting and mass movements as families travel upcountry to celebrate with their loved ones this important event in the Christian calendar.
This is not the case this year due to the stringent anti-Covid measures taken by the government, including bans on gatherings and movement of people in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale.
The four counties have been identified as Covid-19 hotspots.
On Thursday, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe asked Kenyans to celebrate Easter with immediate family members and avoid moving about.
“There will be no movement between the estates during Easter. We propose you stay with family and not party,” Kagwe said.
Earlier, Deputy President William Ruto urged all Christians and all Kenyans to pray for God’s mercies.
“This year’s Easter is going to be drastically different in many significant ways, but its message remains the same. After the trials, sorrow and gloom that come with the crucifixion of Christ on Friday, there is assured hope that rises with His resurrection on Sunday,” Ruto said.
ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi stated that this year’s Easter season has found the country and the entire world in a truly hard place.
“The entire global community is at a terrible crossroads. The world has come to a standstill, as a [result] of the coronavirus disease,” he said.
“Instead, this year’s Easter is a season of quiet prayer, reflection and meditation. We are isolated in individual spaces, without the normal worship, celebration and fellowships with our families and friends.”
He extended his greetings and a message of goodwill to all Kenyans.
Mudavadi said the government had given Kenyans useful guidelines which, if followed, should minimise the impact of the disease.
“This is one of the most difficult times to be in charge of Government and it is with a lot of empathy that I am making these remarks,” he added.
Mudavadi pointed out that the future of education is in limbo and the economy is taking a hit.
“Unemployment is on the rise. There is a general sense of hopelessness and helplessness. Managing these crises requires that the government wins over the people and travels with them,” he said.
The former presidential candidate urged the government to win the trust of the people and rally them fully behind the war on Covid-19.
Edited by Josephine M. Mayuya