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Nakuru BBI postponed following coronavirus report in Kenya

By Jael Mboga | Mar. 13, 2020

The Nakuru Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) rally has been postponed.
 
In a statement on Friday, Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui (pictured) said the new date will be announced later.
 
"This decision has been made in consultation with Governors from the Rift Valley and the National BBI secretariat."
 
The move follows the report by the Ministry of Health of a confirmed COVID-19 case in the country and a directive issued by the Health CS and National Security Council on public gatherings.
 
Public institutions and commercial enterprises that serve high populations were ordered to set up preventive measures to avoid further spread.
 
"We also wish to call for caution in the management of information relating to the disease," Kinyanjui added.
 
He  said more effort must be invested in prevention and treatment preparations as opposed to mass panic and fear mongering.
 
Nakuru county government has put in place measures to handle any case of the disease, the governor said.
 
An isolation ward and trained medical personnel with full protective gear are on standby. 
 
The county has two emergency numbers that the public can use in case of a suspected case. The numbers are 0724 320 853  and 0722 337 018.
 
Postponing the Nakuru BBI rally comes as some MPs in South Rift snubbed two consultative meetings on it.

The legislators, joined by some ward representatives, snubbed the meetings in Kericho and Bomet counties on Monday and Tuesday respectively.

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