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The United States has donated 1.76 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kenya.
Willis Akhwale, Chairperson of the COVID-19 vaccine Deployment Taskforce, confirmed they are in talks with the US government for the delivery of the jabs.
“…we are moving from the period when we have been experiencing scarcity to when we should have adequate doses,” Akhwale said during an interview on KTN News.
Last month, the US listed Kenya among countries that would receive a total of 14 million shots of coronavirus vaccine.
The US announced it would send 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia as part of President Biden's pledge to share 80 million shots globally.
The White House said 41 out of the 55 million doses will be shared through COVAX, which will allocate roughly 14 million to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 16 million to Asia, and 10 million to Africa.
The White House said the remaining 14 million doses would be shared with regional priorities and other recipients such as Colombia, Argentina, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, and Tunisia.
Akhwale stated that the arrival of the 1.76 million Pfizer doses would be a major boost to the ongoing vaccination program in the country. Kenya will also receive another 271,000 doses of Pfizer through the COVAX facility.
“I think this is important so that all the countries around the globe can be at the same level in terms of vaccination coverage,” he said.
Kwa nini Ndugu Ruto anaruhusiwa kusambaza virusi vya Korona? Nimemwona akifanya mikutano ya kisiasa hadharani bila kuvaa barakoa (face mask) na pia wafuasi wake wengi hawajavaa barakoa hiyo?
Je, mojawapo ya kazi ya makamu wa rais ni kufanya mikutano ili achaguliwe kuwa rais?
Ndugu Ruto alitumia wakati wake alipokuwa makamu wa rais kusoma, kuandika, na kumaliza shahada ya uzamivu (PhD) badala ya kunyamaza na kumwuunga rais kwenye uongozi wa nchi na pia sera zake.
Je, kazi ya pili ya makamu wa rais ni kwenda makanisani na kuwapa viongozi wa makanisa pesa nyingi ili achaguliwe 2022?
Kwa maoni yangu, naona ingekuwa bora kama angeambiwa arudishe pesa zote alizopokea akiwa makamu wa rais kwa sababu sioni kazi yoyote aliyofanya kwa muda huu wote. Mara kwa mara amekwenda kinyume na Ndugu Uhuru Ngina Kamau na kumpinga badala ya kunyamaza na kumwuunga mkono kama Vile Mzee Toroitich Kipkorios Arap Moi alivyofanya alipokuwa makamu wa rais kutoka mwaka wa 1967 mpaka 1978.
Ni lazima mikutano yote ya kisiasa isimamishwe ili watu wafanye kai na kujenga taifa badala ya kueneza na kusambaza virusi vya Korona kama Ndugu Ruto anavyofanya sasa.
Ningependa kuwakumbusha Wakenya Wazalendo wenzangu maneno aliyosema ndugu Tutu wa Afrika ya Kusini. Alisema hivi:
"If you are silent in situations of injustice, you have taken the side of the oppressor."
Ni lazima Ndugu Ruto akatazwe kuendelea ma mikutano yake ya kisiasa kwa wakati huu ambapo tunapambana na Uviko (Virusi vya Korona).