Kenya tells civil servants to get COVID19 shots -- or else
Less than three percent of Kenya's population has been vaccinatedNAIROBI - Kenyan civil servants have until late August to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or risk disciplinary action, according to a government document made public this week.
Kenya is witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases but the vaccine rollout remains slow, with less than three percent of the 47 million population having had shots. Those who have not had a first jab by August 23 will be"treated as discipline cases and appropriate action taken against them", Kinyua said, without elaborating on what the penalties may be.MPs are also due to debate on Thursday a motion to deny people access to private and public spaces if they are not fully vaccinated or do not possess a negative Covid-19 certificate.
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