Coronavirus: Kenyan communities taking the lead in curbing COVID-19 spread
(WorldNews Africa)

Download logo By the time the public health officials reached a Maasai community not far from Nairobi, Julius Oloiboni had already mobilized everyone to protect themselves and others against COVID-19. Mr Oloiboni, a Maasai elder, and the 30 members of his community periodically move with their cattle between Nairobi and Kajiado counties for grazing. But when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Kenya, the government put the city on a lockdown, including semi-nomadic groups like Mr Oloiboni’s, thus curtailing their movement to new grazing areas. Mr Oloiboni and his family had been following the news of the highly infectious virus on the radio and their mobile phones. The Ministry...