Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has said the country is ready to fight Coronavirus (COVID-19) adding that if any cases are reported the World Bank has agreed to fund the emergency responses.
“We acknowledge that we are also working with other players in the international community including the World Health Organisation, the World Bank and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC). We are glad that the World Bank has come to our aid and any emergency responses will be well funded. We pointed out to the World Bank our weak areas –where we have financing gaps, and they assured us that as opposed to the norm where there is usually delay in the disbursement of funds, these particular funds will be available to us immediately,” said the CS.
CS Kagwe says all 47 counties have put in measures to ensure their levels of preparedness match global requirements in combating the disease which has caused worldwide panic.
The CS also dismissed fears spreading around that the country is not well equipped to handle the virus and discrimination of foreigners.
“Once you share that information, you become guilty of that offense. It doesn’t matter if the information was shared with you by someone else. So before you share any information, it is imperative that you are sure that that information is correct. It is important that people abstain from abuse of the social media and passing out information that they are not sure of,” the CS said.
The Health CS, who took over the docket a week ago, was meeting with the Council of Governors on Wednesday for a briefing on the counties’ level of preparedness for the coronavirus.
