The Ministry of Health on Saturday warned politicians
against using this period to try and gain popularity.
This message was communicated by Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi
while issuing the daily COVID-19 update.
In recent weeks, a number of politicians have been put on
the spot for branding donated items meant to help in the fight against
Coronavirus.
The most recent one was Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga who was
bashed for putting his photos on bottles of sanitisers.
In his response, Kahiga said there was nothing wrong with
putting his photo on the containers, adding that the bottles cost only Sh7
each.
"Let us see the bigger picture. Let us not focus on
non-issues.
"We got sanitisers worth Sh5million and we bought the
bottles at Sh7 per bottle.
"The big container was Sh9...And the labels cost Sh1.
You would wonder why anyone would make an issue out of that," said the
governor.
He maintained that the most important thing at the moment
was that Nyeri residents are now in a position to protect themselves from
Coronavirus and the sanitisers would be distributed to markets.
On Saturday, Kenya recorded two more cases of coronavirus,
bringing the national tally to 191 cases.
Two more patients were also discharged.