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Coronavirus doesn't give State powers to break the law

Health officials prepare formass testing at Fifth Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi, May 4. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

It has emerged that Kenyans are resisting or simply not turning up for Covid-19 testing in Kawangware and Eastleigh in Nairobi and Old Town in Mombasa despite data showing that these areas are local infection hotspots. This resistance greatly hinders government planning and interventions.

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