On Monday, the government extended the nationwide curfew from 10pm to 4am for another 30 days. The decision was not popular with the general public but it was the right thing to do.
As Health CS Mutahi Kagwe explained, Kenya still has not dropped below the five percent positivity rate for 14 consecutive days. That is the recommended ceiling that the WHO recommends before governments relax their Covid restrictions.
And the Health CS said only 3.4 percent of Kenyans have been fully vaccinated with two doses despite the arrival of large quantities of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The target is to vaccinate 27 million people by Christmas.
This is commendable so we can accept the extension of the curfew for another 30 days.
But the curfew is being selectively applied. Vehicles still travel through the night. Some bars in the Nairobi outskirts remain open until 3am. The patrons may be enjoying themselves but some security personnel must be profiting.
Let the curfew be strictly enforced without exception if it is to remain in force. It is unfair if some people don't observe the curfew while others are forced to do so.
Quote of the day: "Peace is much more precious than a piece of land. Let there be no more wars."
Anwar Sadat
The Egyptian President was killed by Islamic extremists on October 6, 1981
