This archive report was first published on 5 July 2020.
As Kenyans eagerly await President Uhuru Kenyatta's address on the coronavirus situation, Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has sounded a warning, urging Kenyans to keep safe.
Published on July 5, 2020, Kuria's words come as the country grapples with an overwhelmed healthcare system and rising reports of ICU facilities being overrun.
With the situation deteriorating by the day, Kuria fears that doctors may soon be forced to choose who to treat and who to let go, citing the dire situation in the US and Brazil as a grim reminder of what could happen if the situation is not contained.
“Depressing news all over about the Corona Virus situation. Over-ran ICU facilities. Overwhelmed healthcare system. I fear doctors will have to choose whom to assist and whom to let go. It's a matter of days. Keep safe people. Looking at what is happening in the US and Brazil, reopening the country appears to be off the cards for now. Even restaurants might be closed down again. Keep safe. It's your life not the government's,” wrote Moses Kuria.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to address the nation on Monday, July 6, 2020, as the earlier-imposed 30-day cessation of movement in some counties comes to an end.
