Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga has sent home his security guards and drivers as a precaution over fears of contracting Covid-19.
The governor on Friday, March 19, said the measures would protect him and his family after one of his bodyguards tested positive for virus.
Rasanga had received a Covid-19 vaccine jab at his home in Segere Village, Siaya County.
“I would rather drive myself than risk catching Covid-19 from a driver who, maybe, is a virus carrier," said Rasanga.
Rasanga, reportedly, has a team of 20 security guards and drivers.
The governor also said that his immediate family members and other workers also received the Covid-19 jab, though the government has insisted that frontline workers will get priority.
"I urge Kenyans to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Let them shun unsubstantiated claims alleging that the AstraZeneca vaccine is harmful,” said Rasanga.
Kenya on Friday, March 19 recorded the highest daily record of Covid-19 deaths in 2021 after 28 patients succumbed to the disease.
The government has issued several warnings to Kenyans amid a third wave of the pandemic which has claimed the lives of various leaders in the country.
This week, Covid-19 claimed the lives of media personalities Winnie Mukami and Robin Njogu.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, during his public address on Corona Virus on Friday, March 12, stated that the positivity rate had risen to 13 percent in March 2021, indicating that Kenyans were not observing Covid-19 mitigation measures.
