This archive report was first published on 22 September 2021.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has assured the country that the 2022 General Elections can be held despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Kagwe, several countries have successfully conducted elections during the pandemic, including Burundi, Zambia, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States of America.
"The COVID-19 pandemic arrived at a difficult time for democracy. Countries scheduled to hold elections were forced to decide whether to hold them as scheduled or postpone them," Kagwe said in a document tabled before the Committee on Health.
He added that elections have been held in several other jurisdictions during the period of the pandemic without reports of significant increase in transmission after the elections.
"Elections have been held in several other jurisdictions during the period of the pandemic without reports of significant increase in transmission after the elections," Kagwe said.
He emphasized the importance of personal prevention practices such as hand washing, wearing face masks, staying home when sick as well as environmental cleaning and disinfection to lower the risk of COVID-19 spread.
"Elections have been held in several other jurisdictions during the period of the pandemic without reports of significant increase in transmission after the elections," Kagwe said.
