{"id":20776,"date":"2021-01-13T20:22:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T20:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=20776"},"modified":"2021-01-13T18:08:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:08:42","slug":"dubai-blunder-forces-kenyan-govt-to-make-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/dubai-blunder-forces-kenyan-govt-to-make-changes","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Blunder Forces Kenyan Govt to Make Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Ministry of Health has been forced to publish a list of all the approved labs that carry out Covid-19 tests in Kenya after Dubai exposed a major flaw.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by the ministry indicated that only 44 laboratories are licensed to tests individuals seeking to travel out of the country.<\/p>\n<p>This development comes after 100 Kenyans who had secured travel permits to Dubai in 2020 after testing negative in Kenya, tested positive upon touch down.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Public Health Dr Francis Kuria noted that the State had launched a crackdown against those issuing fake certificates to unsuspecting Kenyans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was costly moreso to those who aided innocent Kenyans by issuing them fake certificates. It was painful to return someone from the airport,&#8221; stated Kuria.<\/p>\n<p>The State has rolled out a Trusted Testing (TT) code that can only be offered by the approved testing centers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A person intending to travel outside Kenya is expected to take Covid-19 test from the approved labs. These labs shall be reviewed from time by the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the certificates, they will find a Trusted Testing Code (TT) which shows that the test was done in a trusted lab. This follows the directive from the cabinet secretary of health,&#8221; read the letter in part.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the labs include Kitale District Hospital, Malindi District Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Machakos Level 5 Hospital and Mediheal Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Others are Coptic Hospital (Ngong Road), Nairobi West Hospital, The Mater Hospital Mukuru, Busia District Hospital and Kenyatta University Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The new directive kicked off on Monday, January 11, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Health CS Mutahi Kagwe had earlier directed all International travellers to have digital verification of Covid-19 certificates at border points.<\/p>\n<p>he CS stated that the Ministry had rolled out an online system to authenticate and verify travelers&#8217; COVID-19 certificates in line with the guidelines of the Trusted Travel Initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. The Ministry of Health has been forced to publish a list of all the approved labs that carry out Covid-19 tests in Kenya after Dubai exposed a major flaw. A statement issued by the ministry indicated that only 44 laboratories are licensed to tests individuals seeking to travel out of the country. 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