EDITORIAL: Fight covid-19, yes, but leave borders open for traders
Traders at Kongowea Market in Mombasa sort out oranges from Tanga, Tanzania. Even in a lockdown and in the absence of functional social safety nets, people will still need food and essential supplies. FILE PHOTO | NMG
As they responded to the growing number of Covid-19 cases, East African governments have progressively tightened the screws, throwing the region into a virtual lockdown.
Having registered the region’s first case, Rwanda is kind of leading the way by designing the template on which others have based their own measures.
