This archive report was first published on 13 May 2020.
On May 13, 2020, Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi took a significant step in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by launching automated sanitizing spray booths in congested areas of Bungoma.
The initiative aims to reduce the risk of transmission in densely populated areas, including Bungoma town, Kanduyi open market, Bukembe, Kibabii University area, and Mayanja trading towns.
According to Wamunyinyi, the automated sanitizing booths are ideal for crowded places, allowing individuals to walk through a tunnel with overhead sprayers that sprinkle a disinfectant on their body, drastically killing germs.
China had previously installed similar automated sanitizing machines in February 2020 to deal with large numbers of people.
The machines are used to supplement other measures meant to fight the spread of the COVID-19, such as physical distancing and wearing of face masks.
Wamunyinyi also donated 480 bags of maize and 17,000 face masks to the Bungoma multi-emergency team, headed by Bungoma County Commissioner Dr. Abdi Mohammed Hassan.
The donations will be distributed to flood and landslide victims, as well as other vulnerable groups within Bungoma south Sub-county.
Meanwhile, Bungoma Bishops, led by Calistus Barasa, donated food, while the Rotary Club International gave out two 100-liter water tanks for hand washing within Bungoma's CBD.
