Traffic police officers are partly to blame for the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Busia, Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has said. He said the truck drivers’ free access to Busia may have contributed to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases at the border county. The mandate to enforce traffic control to ensure truck drivers do not pass without Covid-19 certificates lies with the IG,” he said on Tuesday. The county chief said the treatment facility is overstretched and staff overwhelmed with no equipment to match the rising numbers of cases. Ojaamong said his office is negotiating with the national government to take responsibility for truck drivers’ testing and subsequent treatment.

Source: The Star June 10, 2020 18:56 UTC