{"id":16994,"date":"2020-11-03T19:40:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T19:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=16994"},"modified":"2020-11-03T19:40:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T19:40:06","slug":"dp-ruto-scales-down-meetings-in-wake-of-covid-19-second-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/policy\/dp-ruto-scales-down-meetings-in-wake-of-covid-19-second-wave","title":{"rendered":"DP Ruto scales down meetings in wake of Covid-19 second wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: JAEL MBOGA\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Deputy President William Ruto has postponed meetings planned for this weekend &#8220;until further notice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Dr Ruto said he had cancelled meetups in Machakos, Kitui and Makueni.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ruto further linked the cancellations to the upsurge in Covid-19 cases, saying a second wave may be in the offing.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Health has in the past said Kenya is already experiencing the\u00a0second wave of coronavirus\u00a0infections.<\/p>\n<p>Politicians have several times been called out on undermining the war on Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>The Inter-Religious Council of Kenyans also cautioned that political gatherings and campaigns be postponed until the Covid-19 situation is under control.<\/p>\n<p>The council\u2019s chair Archbishop Antony Muheria implored leaders to set an example of compliance beyond wearing masks and work on keeping all Kenyans safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the Inter-faith council, wish to appeal to you our dear political leaders that we should not gamble with the lives of Kenyans. Postpone your political-public gatherings because they put our people at risk,\u201d said Muheria from Ufungamano House.<\/p>\n<p>According to Health CS Mutahi Kagwe, the country has been hit by the second wave of Covid-19 because the political leadership that has not adhered to guidelines meant to avert the virus&#8217; spread.<\/p>\n<p>Kagwe said politicians organise rallies without observing set precautionary measures, what Kenyans copied.<\/p>\n<p>He regretted that the positivity rate of the virus had been on the rise since President Uhuru Kenyatta eased restrictions that were meant to forestall spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appeal to political leaders to show leadership and help contain spread of this virus. Political leadership is leading by poor example. If leaders do not observe measures given, the signal they send to Kenyans is that all is well,\u201d said Kagwe.<\/p>\n<p>Political and social gatherings have been blamed even as the ministry of Health has been left only issuing blunt warnings.<\/p>\n<p>Since reopening the economy, Kenya has been unable to sustain a positivity rate of five per cent and below as required by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare the pandemic under control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: JAEL MBOGA\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: Deputy President William Ruto has postponed meetings planned for this weekend &#8220;until further notice&#8221;. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Dr Ruto said he had cancelled meetups in Machakos, Kitui and Makueni. Ruto further linked the cancellations to the upsurge in Covid-19 cases, saying a second wave may be in the offing. 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