This archive report was first published on 15 June 2020.
June 15, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has reached the State House in Kenya, with four employees testing positive for the disease.
State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena announced the development on Monday, confirming that President Uhuru Kenyatta and the First Family are safe and not among those affected.
As part of proactive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, State House staff are regularly tested for the disease, including the President and his family, Dena explained.
During last week's mass COVID-19 testing on June 11, 2020, four persons were found to have contracted the disease. To strengthen COVID-19 containment measures, extra access protocols for State House staff residing outside the compound and visitors have been rolled out, she added.
However, Dena did not reveal the identities of the affected employees, citing confidentiality.
The development comes a day after Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe informed Kenyans that anybody in the country was at risk of getting infected, urging people to treat their neighbors as potential carriers of the disease, especially when they are not wearing masks.
