A woman in Bungoma County took to the media on Monday, July 6, to lecture President Uhuru Kenyatta against lifting Covid-19 containment measures.
In an passionate video message to the Head of State, Christine Wamalwa laid down elaborate reasons why the president needed to maintain the dusk-to-dawn curfew ans the cessation of movement orders.
She further promised to rally lawyers file a lawsuit against the President if he lifted the cessation of movement in what she deemed would put more lives at risk.
"My name is Christine Wamalwa and I am a resident of Bungoma. I would like to inform the president not to reopen the country.
"He put this country under lockdown after recording only three positive Covid-19 cases. Right now, we have more than 6,000 cases. If he opens up the country, I appeal to all lawyers to sue the president," she stated.
She further noted that it was illogical to close all services when cases were minimal only for him to open up when cases were surging.
Wamalwa also pointed out that leaving the country locked down would help citizens focus on important issues other than politics whose prior ubiquity she decried.
"My marriage was on rocks but since Covid-19 hit, my husband has been around," she noted.
A section of Kenyans, however, disagreed with Wamalwa's stand on lockdown with many arhuing that her sentiments could only have meant she had a steady revenue strream.
"I understand Western people have not known what lockdown means, they have been operating, as usual, let them be locked down for just a week," expressed Naibei Simiyu.
"Those telling the president not to open up the lock-down they either have jobs or their bank accounts can still sustain them for the next three years," observed Zablon Simiyu.
Other Kenyans had however taken to social media to plead with the head of state to ease cessation of movement in the country as well as lift the dusk-to-dawn curfew.
"I appeal to President Uhuru Kenyatta to lift the cessation of movement and the curfew. Right now, we don't have money, and that's not a good thing," urged city lawyer Steve Ogolla.
This came as the country recorded its highest daily infection hitting as high as 389 in a span of 24 hours.
As of July 6, a total of 7,889 people have so far been infected with the virus that has claimed 160 lives since March 2020.
Uhuru is expected to give the sixth Presidential address on the Covid-19 pandemic today.
