CS Kagwe speaks on use of herbal medicine to treat Covid-19

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on Saturday dismissed talk that herbs can be used to treat Covid-19.

While giving the daily update in Embu County, the CS maintained that the virus does not have a cure at the moment but said that those who wish to present herbal medicine to the Ministry for tests can do so.

“So far no vaccine and no cure has been discovered for Covid-19. The rest of it is trial and error.

“Maybe it can work but the best thing for them (herbalists) to do is to present the medicine to the Ministry of Health for further tests,” he stated.

Asked whether the Cuban doctors who have come into the country will be paid more, the CS maintained that they will be remunerated just like Kenyan doctors and are here to assist in containing the situation.

“We are not paying them more. It is a small brigade of 20 doctors and they are here to exchange skills.

“They will learn from us and we will learn from them,” said Kagwe.

The CS added that there was a shortage of doctors in the ministry and more will be hired to ensure all patients are attended to.

Kagwe also expressed displeasure at how some politicians and leaders in government were disregarding Covid-19 rules, describing their behaviour as annoying.

Earlier on Saturday, Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja denied spending the night in a police cell for violating the Covid-19 regulations.

Through a tweet, the senator insisted that he has never been arrested, daring those saying he was arrested to produce the OB number.

“Never been arrested. Won’t be. Show me an OB Number,” he tweeted.

According to a police report, Sakaja was arrested at a bar in Kilimani area on Saturday morning.

This is after the police were alerted that a number of people were drinking at the premise.