151 cases, but Kibra isn’t on lockdown

A woman tests for Covid-19 at Nairobi's Kibra area. The rising number of cases has alarmed the Health ministry. [Samson Wire, Standard]

The government appears hesitant to put Nairobi’s Kibra estate on lockdown despite increased number of Covid-19 cases that now stand at 151.

This figure is more than the cases recorded in Eastleigh and Mombasa’s Old Town which are on lockdown until June 6, 2020.