There was drama in Kawangware evidenced in a video that went viral on social media of a suspected Covid-19 patient being whisked away by medics.
The video, which surfaced online on Saturday, April 18, shows an ambulance parked outside a crowded estate deemed to be Kawangware.
The voice of the resident recording the video indicates that the authorities who were attending to the case were so abrasive, that they abruptly swooped in and took the suspect in the most dehumanising manner.
"Kawangware Delta Petrol Station, Corona is here and it is real. The suspect was picked up so fast," the voice is heard saying.
In the clip, members of the public who were surrounding the van to witness the developments flagrantly broke the government's directive on social distancing.
In an attempt to contextualise the video, Kenyans.co.ke contacted the Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna to get a sense of what was happening in the video.
The two noted that they were not aware of the individual case with Kagwe explaining that evacuations were carried out all over the country and involved properly dressed medics and authority.
"If the Kawangware case tests positive, we shall announce it in our address at 3 p.m.," stated Kagwe.
Oguna, on the other hand, noted that the template of picking up a patient is almost the same countrywide detailing that medical personnel have to dress accordingly to avoid getting infected.
"Some of these are videos that are taken because somebody reported something. I am not aware of that Kawangware case but I am just giving an idea of what normally happens.
"If there is a call, they have to respond to it. Because they don't know if it is a real Covid-19 case. They cannot take chances and therefore they must go with all the protective equipment," he noted.
"Those people are taken, tested and depending on results, the necessary action is taken," he added.
So far, Kawangware area has recorded three positive cases with Kilimani leading with six cases in the several Nairobi estates that have recorded positive cases. The country had recorded 262 cases as of Saturday, April 18.
Below is the evacuation video:
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