A group of young Kenyans attracted a serious backlash from Kenyans after video surfaced of them allegedly drinking inside an ambulance on the night of Friday, April 17.
One of the group's members had shared videos of their unusual ride as the group allegedly returned home in an ambulance after a night of drinking.
The videos, shared in an Instagram story, clearly showed them having fun inside an ambulance as they laid a bottle of gin on the bed usually reserved for patients and mockingly undertook 'defibrillation' of the bottle.
At least six individuals were captured in the back of the ambulance, making jokes and sharing in the camaraderie.
One of the posts on the page claimed that the group had been arrested before they found their way home in an ambulance.
With the government having shut down entertainment joints and banned gatherings, the videos soon sparked uproar from Kenyans who questioned how the drunk Kenyans were able to access an ambulance to take them home.
The video elicited harsh reactions from, among others, activist Boniface Mwangi who called on the Ministry of Health (MoH) to take action over the matter.
The company which owns the ambulance further issued a statement noting an investigation had been launched into the matter. The company promised to follow up on the incident and take the necessary action.
A majority of Kenyans who reacted to the videos decried the disregard for directives on Covid-19 displayed by the young Kenyans, with some calling for their arrest while others demanded they be put in quarantine.
"These are very foolish children. I hope they are cooling their heels in jail," wrote Elayne Okaya.
"In Kenya, if you have money, you can even call Kenya Police to come and wash your cars in the compound," claimed one Moody Maalim.
"They should all be arrested and quarantined for 21 days, washike adabu (to get discipline)," demanded one Thomas.
Worryingly, the incident was not the first reported case of Kenyans misusing ambulances.
On Thursday, April 9, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe in his daily press briefing on Covid-19 revealed that a group of youth had called an ambulance and used it to get past police checkpoints as they made their way to a party.
He called for Kenyans to be disciplined when it came to adhering to the government directives and recommended precautionary measures.
On Saturday, April 18, it was also revealed that nine individuals had been put in quarantine in Homa Bay County after using a hearse with an empty coffin to travel from Nairobi to Homa Bay.
Kagwe revealed that the driver of the vehicle had tested positive for Covid-19.
"You can see how one person's selfishness has taken the disease from Nairobi to Homa Bay. If we are not careful, this disease is going to finish us.
"This is not a disease for Kagwe or Uhuru. It is my disease and your disease. Stay at home and you will not infect anybody or be infected," he asserted.
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