A Catholic sister who had travelled from Spain to Makueni and defied the mandatory 14 day- self-quarantine has been forced to do so.
Speaking during a press briefing in Wote town on Monday, March 23, Governor Prof. Kivutha Kibwana said the nun who recently jetted from Spain, a hotspot for the coronavirus, refused to self-quarantine forcing the Makueni County Emergency Response Committee to intervene.
Prof. Kibwana said the county remains vigilant to contain the spread of the coronavirus and asked residents to report any person who defies the precautionary measures outlined by both the national and the county government.
“I wish to laud efforts by residents to call out individuals who fail to follow the given guidelines, especially on self-quarantine because such people are putting the lives of others in danger,” he said.
He appealed to members of the public to follow the laid down safety measures saying failure to do so will put the country in a precarious situation.
“The measures put in place are not punitive, we know the economy of the country is hurting but this highly infectious disease is not a joke. We don’t want a scenario like in Italy, France and Spain, countries that even have a better health system than ours but are currently overwhelmed by the same pandemic,” said Kibwana.
The governor warned bars and clubs owners against defying Sunday’s government order to remain closed until further notice, warning that those caught will have their licenses revoked for good.
He also directed families to conduct funerals of their loved ones within 48 hours of failure to which the county government will bury them.
“If they don’t, we will bury the bodies according to the Public Health Act,” said the governor.
However, Kibwana expressed optimism that Kenya will finally overcome the disease even as he appealed for calm. “It’s only a matter of time before we go back to our normal lives,” he added.
