President Uhuru Kenyatta's 'get well' message to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson backfired with Kenyans wanting him to address the issue of Kenyans in China.
On Saturday, April 11 State House Kenya's official Twitter handle posted the President's message to Boris, "President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of a quick recovery and good health to British Prime Minister @BorisJohnson who is recovering from Coronavirus.
"The President offered his get well prayers and hailed PM Johnson for his frontline role in the global fight against Covid-19."
The President's message was issued a little bit late considering Boris Johnson tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, March 27.
Since then the Prime Minister checked into Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the St Thomas' Hospital in London and was released on Thursday, April 9.
Uhuru's message was flooded with comments from Kenyans who wanted him to address the plight of Kenyans who are being mistreated in China.
"What about the evacuation of our brothers and sisters in China? Any plans?", Read one of the comments from the Tweet.
Kenyans and other Africans were forced to sleep on the streets after they were evicted from their houses in China, being accused of having Covid-19.
Some Kenyans also expressed their dissatisfaction urging him to address the state of health care in the country.
This comes at a time when nurses are threatening to down their tools citing lack of proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
According to the BBC, UK's National Health Service has strengthened their healthcare facilities as they only had 4,000 intensive care beds at the start of March with around four in five occupied.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock last week said that more than 2,500 extra critical care beds had been made available (not including those in temporary hospitals).
Temporary hospitals have also been set up in Manchester and Birmingham and hospitals' capacity also increased with over 10,000 beds now around the UK.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of quick recovery and good health to British Prime Minister @BorisJohnson who is recovering from Coronavirus. The President offered his get well prayers and hailed PM Johnson for his frontline role in the global fight against Covid-19
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) April 11, 2020
