Governors seek nod to import Covid-19 vaccines

Lake Region Economic Bloc Governors; From left to right; James Ongwae (Kisii), Wyckliffe Oparanya (Kakamega) and Anyang' Nyong'o (Kisumu) address the press on Tuesday June 23, at Kisumu County Headquarters. [Kevine Omollo, Standard]

Counties within the Lake Region Economic Bloc now want the national government to give them the greenlight to directly import Covid-19 vaccines.

In a joint statement, governors Wycliffe Oparanya (Kakamega), Anyang’ Nyong’o (Kisumu) and James Ongwae (Kisii), said their counties continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic, and the only way to salvage the situation is through intensified vaccination.