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Why many Kenyans are not just about to stop wearing face masks

Ann Wanja, a businesswoman speaks to The Standard in Nakuru town on March 12, 2022, a day after mandatory mask-wearing was lifted by the Ministry of Health. [Daniel Chege, The Standard]

The government may have eased Covid-19 containment rules by removing the mask mandate but a section of Kenyans have chosen to wear them when outside their homes because it makes them feel much safer.

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