This archive report was first published on 21 April 2020.
On April 21, 2020, religious leaders in Nakuru called on the State and County government to involve them in distribution of relief food and supplies to ensure that only deserving cases adversely affected by Covid-19 outbreak benefit.
Arch-Bishop Charles Chweya of Grace Holy Churches of Kenya praised the government for mobilizing resources to assist vulnerable people, but called for measures to prevent 'a few greedy' individuals from taking advantage of the exercise to enrich themselves.
Christian clergy, Muslim Imams, and Hindu leaders were better placed to identify and vet widows, orphans, people living with disabilities, and the poor to assist the government in 'weeding out' names of individuals not hit hard by the economic shutdown following the spread of the virus.
Reverend Ann Njoki of Solid Rock Free Area Parish advised parents to confine their children indoors to avert further spread of Covid-19 disease, and emphasized the importance of personal hygiene and self-distancing from everyone.
Following the closure of learning institutions, children were crowding in playgrounds and residential estates, interacting for more than 10 hours daily.
For transparency in distribution of relief food and other supplies, Arch-Bishop Chweya said a team of interreligious leaders had compiled a list of deserving cases from informal settlements and slum areas of the county, which had been handed over to Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya, County Commissioner Erastus MbuiMwenda, and Governor Lee Kinyanjui.
