PS Kibicho reveals he contracted coronavirus

Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has revealed that he contracted coronavirus and recovered after undergoing treatment.

While addressing mourners in Kirinyaga County on Friday Dr Kibicho said Covid-19 is not a death sentence.

"I tested positive for coronavirus, but I was treated and discharged from hospital," he said at Gathuthuini Primary School during the funeral service of a local church leader.

"I am a living example. Those who are suffering from the disease should not worry because they will get well," he said, adding that out of 100 people who contract the disease in Kenya only two succumb to it.

Dr Kibicho advised Kenyans to be tested for the disease because it is curable.

"Kenyans should be tested to know their status so that they can be treated," he said.

The PS also urged Kenyans not to stigmatise people who have contracted the virus.

"Covid-19 patients should be showed love and not rejection. When the patients are abandoned, they become depressed and may take longer to recover," he said.

He also underscored the need for everyone to continue observing protocols issued by the Ministry of Health to control the spread of Covid-19.

"People should wear masks, sanitise regularly, wash their hands and avoid crowded places," he said.

The PS further said that city residents should avoid travel during the holidays.

"If I had power, I would lock Nairobi during the festive season to curb spread of the dis-ease to rural areas," Dr Kibicho said.