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How clerics made spread of deadly virus more vicious

Left: Fr Nicholas Maanzo and Fr Richard Oduor at a past church service. [Courtesy]

The world over, there has been an element of defiance or extremism by religious leaders, contributing to the exponential spread of Covid-19.

In Bungoma County, two Catholic priests were arrested last Saturday for presiding over mass in two different churches.

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