A team fighting the spread of coronavirus in Busia has decried high numbers of mourners arriving in villages from Nairobi for burials over weekends. David Mukabi who is coordinating the fight against Covid-19 in the county said on Tuesday that mourners normally have authorisation letters written and signed by Chiefs or Assistant Chiefs of areas they live in Nairobi. Mukabi has since appealed to Nairobi Police Commander Philip Ndolo and County Commissioner Wilson Njega to investigate the matter. He also wants the two senior police bosses to clarify who exactly should give pallbearers green light to travel to villages. He last week lamented an incident in Samia where over 20 people arrived from Nairobi with a body for burial.

Source: Standard Digital May 12, 2020 13:07 UTC