| dc.description.abstract | Kenya is one of those countries in the world suffering from the deadly Corona virus and its
economy is greatly affected. There is therefore a need for the Kenyan government to put measures in place
to break the chain of spreading the virus by enforcing nationwide curfew, boarder lockdown of the most
affected counties and stay and work from home measures. The Ministry of health alongside its stakeholders
had to quickly set up various mechanisms to counter the disease. The government took drastic steps to curb
the spread of the pandemic by closing down learning institutions, entertainment joints, eateries and public
gathering including funerals. Church services and weddings were temporarily banned too. This was to break
the chain and reduce the spread of the virus and if possible completely eliminate the Covid-19 in the country.
Due to the urgency of the matter, leaders needed to embrace new ways of doing things and have a vision
clearly spelt and well understood approach. On the other hand, leaders in charge of communication needed
to verify their facts and not be too quick to call for press conferences to ensure that channels of
communications were open to all in order to avoid speculations that results in lack of trust if things are not
done in a transparent way. | en_US |
