Update: The Kenya COVID-19 Fund raises over Kshs 2.7 Billion for Emergency Response (30.04.2020)

Rwanda: National Bank of Rwanda reduces the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 4,5 percent (30.04.2020)

Ethiopia: Notification Note on COVID-19 Situational Update (30.04.2020)

Kushner’s delusional narrative: Success is apparently utter failure…

The federal government rose to the challenge and this is a great success story” – Jared Kushner on Fox and Friends on the 29th April 2020

I don’t know if this Senior Presidential Advisor, Son-in-Law and close associate with the President, Jared Kushner is delusional or even stupid. Maybe, his a mix of both. The only difference between him and the President. Is that he can make coherent sentences and actually not sound like a toddler when he speaks on the microphone. However, that shouldn’t be enough to be a part of various of important roles within the administration and neither have the hand in so many projects.

Kushner supposed to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict. His supposed to fix the opioid epidemic and so fourth. Jared was to go-to-guy in the White House. The man the President called, before he calls the Ghostbusters. He has Jared numbers on speed-dial and he comes running like a dog for a bone. That just who Jared is.

So, with the knowledge of that, the trusted hack and family member is clearly a part of the COVID-19 Task Force and also Re-Open America Council too. Because, there is nothing this man cannot do or cannot understand. Jared is the ultimate genius, the man who make Einstein look like a spoiled brat and is the most loyal of them all. Kushner is so loyal that he can never betray Trump. That’s why his everywhere.

With that in mind. His the back-up, the man who toys with all of the pet pees of the President. He now says on Fox News ‘Fox and Friends’ that the response and works of the Trump Administration is a success story. Which is foolish, dumb and mind-numbingly arrogant. Knowing that there 60,000 people who died of this and over 1,000,000 cases. There is not sufficient testing, not enough PPE and not a coherent plan for ventilators to the various of states. The patchwork and love-thy-President scheme isn’t how a functioning government works. However, the Trump Administration is running like that.

Your just awaiting a knock-off Godfather person – “I’ll Give You an Offer – He cannot refuse”. So, if the Governor refuses to kiss the ring. Than, his citizens dies, and if he does he loses all self-respect. Because, this is government and not gangsters. No matter if the soft-ball and sleaze-ball of President thinks so. He wants favours, and they supposed to trade that like Besties. Well, that is not how its supposed to work either.

Therefore, Kushner is brazen in this. Foolish and obnoxious. Not that its new from him. Just the new normal. The low bar of moral and work ethic. That is why his even there and is allowed to be there. Because, there is no standard approach, no care for procedure nor protocol. Only, the narrow mindedness of the President and his men. Who was golfing and campaigning. Not following advice, memos or anything else.

They were skipping by and not acting upon the worries of CDC or any other advisor. Just looking into vaping and whatever else the donors of the GOP needed fixed. Since, that is how you stay ahead. Now, they can only bleach the messages and hope they are not poisoning the crowds with false information. However, that is what the White House does and therefore, propaganda peddling on Fox News will not change the reality.

The Trump administration failed. Kushner, Pence and Trump all failed. It was doomed from the get-go. Trump doesn’t have it in him. He only wants to watch TV, play golf and dismantle everything that Obama did. Therefore, they couldn’t win. They had already a losing hand before starting. Because, the even got rid of Pandemic team within the Administration, because Obama started it. So, there was no will or intent to act upon it. That is why all sort of miracle cures has to come and make it vanish.

Well, the only thing that can vanish is a water-stain on a table, not a virus like this and clearly not the way this administration does it. They will make a second come quick. The way they force re-openings. Not like there haven’t been heartache and pain. Well, that suffering isn’t hitting the White House nor GOP hacks. So, they can let it all go.

Calling this a success. I understand that Trump has bankrupted things and called himself the kings of loans. Therefore, having a record amount of death in peace-time and massive amount of people sick is victory. Surely, what will be a defeat with these guys? Peace.

Eswatini: Ministry of Health – COVID-19 Update (29.04.2020)

Opinion: Hope COVID-19 doesn’t hit Kenya hard

The 3rd Progress Report of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on the COVID-19, which is dated to the 28th April 2020. What it says is really reliable and also the status of the Health Care system in the Republic. I will just take a gist from it, but what it s says is really powerful.

The Republic has 518 ICU beds, where already 448 ICU Beds are already in used by non-COVID-19 patients who needs critical care services. There are a total of 297 ventilators in the Republic, but only 90 ventilators in the public hospitals. The state has bought another addition of 30 ventilators on the onset of the COVID-19. However, it is not sure of the distribution of these when the Report was written.

The worst case scenario would be 300,000 Kenya’s citizens losing their lives. While, the republic has this amount of trained health care workers, that needs to be shielded in this pandemic. These are the 188 medical officers, 72 medical specialists, 94 clinical officers, 235 ICU nurses, 94 chest physiotherapist sand 20 epidemiologists. So, it is not that many and these needs to secured, as they can get sick, as they are trying to heal the ones catching the virus. We are seeing it is not that many and they need a long education to get there. It is not like you can overnight become a qualified ICU nurse or medical specialists.

Just these stats should be worry. Even if the numbers right now is officially low, as the amount of verified COVID-19 is at 384, recoveries are at 129 and 14 deaths. Also, they have Ministry of Health has tested 19.491. Therefore, the numbers aren’t that big yet, but if all spread is high or lack contract tracing. Than, there might be lacking the full picture. This is something the whole world is struggling to do. Therefore, the Kenyan government is not alone with this.

That is why I showed the numbers from the Senate Report from yesterday. Because, that is the most accurate you can get. That is not random numbers and showing a picture, which is needed at this point. Especially, as the lockdown and the importance of it.

Since, if it is not followed, if the quarantines and the staying at home orders not followed. If people congregate and goes social, the thing most likely to be spread. Than, asymptomatic people, who caught it without knowing is spreading to other without any symptoms. This is why, this is needed. The Ministry of Health isn’t that prepared.

That is clear by the report. Showing the neglect of the state, as it hadn’t a giant amount of specialists or ICU beds. Just like the report of about 1,4 ordinary hospital beds per 1,000 citizens. That is why its worrying. Because, it is even less of ICU beds compared to ordinary hospital beds.

Maybe, that’s just me. As this shows how the lack of priorities from the state is clear. Since, they are not having either equipment, trained personnel or ICU beds. They have very few ventilators, many in a private hospitals, meaning the person has to afford the services. Not only get to a public hospital, where the state covers more. This is why there will be aftermath after this too. Since, some will struggle to pay for family members into private hospitals, as they are maybe not space in the closest public hospital. That should send a red-flag.

We just have to pray, that COVID-19 doesn’t hit Kenya hard. I really hope not. Just adding the numbers and showing the worst scenario. It says how bad it could go. What we can say is that the MoH and the state wasn’t prepared for it and didn’t have a robust Health Care system in-case. It have the bare minimum and only buy a small addition of ventilators. They will have little value if the few who are specialists or trained nurse gets quarantined or sick. Which usually occur… Peace.

Ethiopia: Notification Note on COVID-19 Situational Update (29.04.2020)

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights: Safeguarding Human Dignity and Human Rights in Combating COVID-19 (29.04.2020)

Tchad: Communique No. 19 du Ministere de la Sante Publique (28.04.2020)

Keeping up with Kaguta S1E12: It’s a Stupid Virus and don’t let the daughters touch the drivers…

Twelfth Time the charm, I suppose. As the President of Uganda is addressing his nation. I will not look into it all, neither dig to deep. Just take the gist of it all, as this thing is getting old. This is the second lockdown period and surely he will micro-manage some more and someone has pick up the slack tomorrow. Someone has make press releases and configure whatever the President said today. They will call it a Presidential Directive, but God knows where it is written.

So, with this in mind. I will just take a few favourable quotes. Since, to breakdown this speech is a waste of time and take the best and memorable quotes from him. Because, even if we are under lockdown, in quarantine or staying at home. We still want to spend that time with loved ones and not listening to the old man with the hat or trying to understand the “brilliance” or “vision” from this man.

Best quotes of the evening:

In the remaining days our experts are going to study more. Either our people are not getting sick or our people are dying” – Museveni (28.04.2020).

There is a possibility that there are no new cases. It could also be that people are getting infected but don’t get sick. It means they are getting immunity. 3rd possibility is people are dying but people don’t know it’s COVID19” – Museveni (28.04.2020).

Farmers should continue. This Virus is also stupid in a way. It is attacking people who are concentrated. It forgot that there are those who are not concentrated and yet the most useful” – Museveni (28.04.2020).

Stopping cargo is suicidal and unnecessary,it is suicidal because if we stop cargo how will our coffee, cement, Sugar,Milk etc be transported to our neighboring countries” – Museveni (28.04.2020).

Our daughters, tokwata ku driver oyo ate driver takukwatako. (don’t touch the cargo driver and don’t allow him to touch you)” – Museveni (28.04.2020).

I have been in statehouse here for 34 years but I have never bought even a toilet paper because it is not my job. There is a purchasing officer” – Museveni (28.04.2020).

Not that he said anything significant today or noteworthy. He mentioned how he was viewing the East Africa as a house. Uganda as the bedroom, Tanzania and Kenya as the Sitting-room. But we don’t know what Rwanda, Burundi or South Sudan is this manner. I don’t have the perfect quote, but he did that too tonight. Which is weird one in itself.

However, the rest is very standard. Just broad stories, which isn’t directing people, but just what he wants to talk about. Like the stupid virus who get spread in crowds, but on the countryside. Where the people are further between and farming the land. They are not as hard hit as the urban areas. Just like COVID-19 is hitting the capitals and metropolis of the world. That is why in his mind its stupid.

His then speaking of suicide to stop cargo-transport and also how drivers of those cargoes should not touch girls. Because, in sense he doesn’t want the drivers to be close to his citizens, but only transport goods and move along. Not be intimate or close to Ugandans. Because, the drivers are passing through and could bring the disease and therefore, the way of stopping the spread is not touching. Paternalism is a strong force with this one.

Well, if you thought you would get enlighten. You were apparently wrong. Well, that’s about it. He will come back for another edition or episode before the lockdown. As he has a comprehensive plan. He could have given a memo on that and not held a two hour speech. With little or nothing worth noting. Unless, this is a ego boost for the old man. Bosco aka Mzee wants the public to hear his voice and cough.

This was a waste of time. Peace.