Leaders have failed the Covid test

Health workers hold vigil in honor of their colleague who succumbed to Covid-19 at Ministry of Health offices, Afya house. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The political class has become largely irrelevant. In almost every sector, they have shown inability to rise to the occasion. Treasury cannot manage the national budget – the counties have not received disbursements for two months, Covid-19 emergency funds were allegedly pilfered while the government’s bills are going unpaid.

Line ministries are unable to do their job properly – from the Education ministry’s shambolic management of school reopening to the Health ministry’s apparent failure to equip the public health system to effectively deal with the ongoing pandemic.