Virus may be bad, but deadlier evils lurk around the corner

Road accidents, malaria, the ongoing landslides and floods have individually killed more people than the novel coronavirus in a span of a month, ushering in a devastating traditional disaster season for the country.

Yet, even as the tolls from these disasters rise, the country’s responsiveness, which includes fundraising, deployment of emergency and medical staff, as well as public service announcements all seem focussed on one element: fighting the virus. It is time the government thinks of other disasters as well, and spreads out its response to include these re-emerging threats to Kenyan lives.