NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8- No parallel celebrations will be held in the counties during this year’s Jamhuri Day.
This follows extensive consultations across government and expert advisories that such events will potentially accelerate Covid-19 infections.
The region is experiencing a new wave of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
The Omicron variant has been designated as a variant of concern by the WHO and presents with some deletions and more than 30 mutations in the spike region.
As announced earlier, only 11,000 guests have been invited to the main Jamhuri Day event at the redesigned Uhuru Gardens. The celebrations will be aired live on media outlets.
Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho said 8 am-5 pm Covid-19 vaccination stands will be set up at Uchumi Langata grounds from Friday, December 10 to Sunday, December 12 to allow invited guests and members of the public to get jabs as part of the ongoing mass vaccination drive.
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