This archive report was first published on 22 June 2020.
On June 21, 2020, local television station Citizen TV reported that one soldier had died from Covid-19 and dozens were being treated at an isolation centre in Nairobi.
According to the report, Kahawa barracks in the capital had been placed under restriction of movement.
However, Kenya Defence Forces spokesperson Colonel Zipporah Kioko denied the claims, stating that movement in and out of barracks had not been restricted.
Colonel Kioko explained that measures had been put in place to protect the soldiers, including mass testing, routine checks of body temperature, wearing of face masks, and hand sanitation points in all barracks.
Kenya has confirmed 4,738 coronavirus cases from 140,012 samples tested, with Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe warning that the rising numbers could soon stretch the country's health facilities.
