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You have two weeks to get Covid-19 jab, Head of Public Service says

A nurse holding a syringe and Covid-19 vaccine [David Gichuru, Standard]

All civil servants have 14 days to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or face disciplinary action, Head of Public Service, Joseph Kinyua has ordered.

In a circular released on Monday, Kinyua said public servants have up to August 23 to get vaccinated against the virus, observing that some had deliberately refused to take the jab so as to continue skiving work in the pretext of working from home. Kinyua said the decision to have government employees vaccinated was informed by advice from National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC).

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