With
everything that's happening around the globe, whether it's from the Syrian
crisis, Indian citizenship crisis, the mother of all crisis is the coronavirus
pandemic.
There is a
hidden panic in everybody, and what's making the situation worse is the fact
that the public is really misinformed about the situation.
Here in
Kenya, almost everyone wants the Chinese to be barred from entering our
country, but maybe we should table the facts.
One is that
China is the most affected but not the only country with the coronavirus
crisis, so if we are talking about barring foreigners from coming to Kenya,
maybe it should apply for all other nationalities.
In my
opinion, I think if the coronavirus finds its way in Kenya, it will possibly be
from another nationality and not China since almost all the attention has been
directed to China, ignoring the crisis is happening in Algeria, USA, Dubai,
South Korea, and other countries.
In regard
to international community guidelines, once such pandemic hits the globe, it's
on such times that the community join forces together we stand strong against
it. This has nothing to do with China or any other country, but reaching out to
help just like we stood together to fight Ebola.
Let's put
ourselves on those shoes on how we would react if we Africans are barred from
other countries because of Ebola or any other virus outbreak that hits Africa
hard. I bet we would make the loudest noise.
Coronavirus
is pandemic, and stigmatizing Asians won't help to prevent the virus. We should
remember that it's not the first nor the last global health pandemic, and we
shouldn't let the virus wipe other people in the name of protecting of our own
because once it's done there, it will come down here for its next victim.
Additionally,
just because China is a developed country than Kenya, it does not mean they can
handle the crisis on their own. It’s for us to get prepared and to join hands
globally and reach out to help as we did with Ebola.