President Uhuru Kenyatta should take the lead in sensitising Kenyans on the need to up the nation’s guard against the deadly Ebola virus. This will trigger a successful sensitisation campaign in all entry points and health facilities to ensure the virus does not find its way into the country.
The World Health Organisation has warned that there could be nearly 10,000 new infections of the disease weekly. Ebola death toll has so far reached almost 4,500 in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Despite several assurances from the Government and the Ministry of Health that necessary measures have been taken to avert an outbreak here, there are deeply worrying lapses and care-free attitude towards the disease.