Amidst the hum of sewing machines in a large assembly-line setup just off Enterprise Road in Nairobi’s Industrial area sits Jeremiah Masese Rafiki. And Jeremiah the tailor, is now a maker of body bags—the infamous white bags now synonymous with strange burials of covid-19 casualties under tight police supervision. SEE ALSO: Atletico Madrid resume training after rest of squad test negative for COVID-19Jeremiah says on average, a tailor can make two body bags an hour. “I used to see those body bags on TV and wonder, so a human corpse can be stuffed into a bag and be buried or carried to a morgue, what if I happen to die and be treated the same way?” He quips. SEE ALSO: Kenya reports 492 new coronavirus casesCovid 19 Time SeriesJeremiah says right now, on average, a tailor can make two body bags an hour.

Source: Standard Digital August 10, 2020 14:15 UTC