Kenya has been under curfew and other restrictions since the first case of Covid-19 was reported in the country in March 2020.
It is commendable that the government took various measures to help contain the spread of the killer virus but some of these now need to be reviewed.
Public Service Vehicles are back to carrying full capacity, political rallies are attracting huge crowds, places of worship are taking in more people and schools are operating normally.
It is for this reason that the curfew on its own is of minimal use as a containment measure.
The focus now should be on vaccination and the Health ministry must strive to meet its target of at least 10 million people by December.
The economy took a serious beating from the impact of Covid-19 and many enterprises collapsed. Kenyans had adopted a 24-hour economy but the onset of the pandemic killed this and with it many jobs.
With vaccination now underway, the government should lift the curfew to give the economy the much-needed push.
Kenya's economy usually dips ahead of elections and this, coupled with continued restrictive Covid-19 measures, could compound the problem.
Health officials should move out of their facilities and take the vaccine to the people just the same way the polio vaccine for children is administered through door to door campaigns.
Quote of the Day: "We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
E M Forster
The English writer and novelist published his novel ‘Howards End’ on October 1 8, 1910
