Time to streamline efforts to shore up lopsided economy

When President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that Kenya had detected the first coronavirus infection on March 12, it felt like a jolt in the system. It was a confirmation of the inevitability of the arrival of the global pandemic on our doorstep, Covid-19 was here with us. On March 15, three more cases were reported by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.

The CS reminded the nation that this was the “real McCoy.” He emphasized that nobody should take the threat posed by this epidemic lightly. Presently, Europe is the epicentre of the pandemic. One hundred and twenty three countries have reported infections, with more than 10,000 deaths.