President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed his entire Cabinet and Executive office to get vaccinated against coronavirus.
This was confirmed by the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, Nzioka Waita, who said it was vital to lead by example.
As the Government scales up the roll out of the national #COVID19Vaccine program , H.E the President has directed his entire Cabinet & Executive Office to lead by example & get the jab! Received mine this morning under the watchful guidance of the @MOH_Kenya vaccination team. pic.twitter.com/oTV10NU4OV
The president's order is an about-turn from government's recent communication which stated that politicians were not on the priority list to receive the first batch of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines.
Two weeks ago, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said he would not jump the queue to get vaccinated for the virus because he was not a priority.
“I will not take the vaccine until it gets to my turn on the priority list. If I take it before I will be accused of jumping the queue. If I do not take it, I will be accused of not leading by example. So, I am not sure which is which and that is why I have chosen to await my turn. The worst thing that could happen is if a nurse got Covid-19 because I have taken the vaccine meant for her,” Mr Kagwe said.
His comments came as the clergy called on President Kenyatta and members of his cabinet to get their doses of the Covid-19 vaccine publicly in order to reassure Kenyans of its safety.
