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Kenyatta rules out total lockdown

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is interviewed by radio journalists at State House, Nairobi, on April 22, 2020 regarding coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO | PSCU 

By  PATRICK LANG'AT

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has, once again, ruled out a total lockdown, even as he warned those who are “deliberately taking lightly the threat of Covid-19”. 

In an interview with several radio stations, the president insisted that his government is pulling out all the stops to ensure that Kenya does not resort to a total lockdown.

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