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GOVERNMENT TARGETS 50,000 PRISONERS IN 5 DAY COVID VACCINATION DRIVE

The Government has launched a Covid-19 mass vaccination drive targeting inmates and officers in the prisons industry across the country.⁣

The five-day exercise that targets 133 correctional facilities accross the country was flagged off by Interior Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Fred Matiang’i, and his Health counterpart Mutahi Kagwe at the Naivasha Maximum GK Prison.⁣

The five-day exercise that targets 133 correctional facilities accross the country was flagged off by Interior Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Fred Matiang’i, and his Health counterpart Mutahi Kagwe at the Naivasha Maximum GK Prison.⁣

He said, “We have more enough doses for this purpose. The Ministry of Health has availed more than100,000 doses, and our plan is to ensure the prison population is protected, not only as a matter of government policy but also because it is a human right.”⁣

The CS said the prisons industry has recorded over 91 percent recoveries of Covid patients since the onset of the pandemic. He attributed the success to timely interventions by prison authorities and support from donors and international partners.⁣

Sam De Son

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