Government bars residents from eating at funerals, visitations

Homa Bay County Commissioner Moses Lilan was addressing journalists in his officer on March 19, 2021. The Government has restrained Homa Bay residents from the tradition of eating in funerals as a measure for reducing Covid-19 infections in the county. (James Omoro, Standard)

Government officials in Homa Bay and Kisii counties have banned residents from eating at funerals.

The residents have also been stopped from visiting bereaved families, in new measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19.