Kenya's sudden decision to demand proof of vaccination to access public places and transport was met by a combination of bemusement, dismissal and the occasional spot of enforcement on Thursday as people headed home for Christmas.
At the upscale Westgate mall, customers entered freely and only one of its half a dozen restaurants enforced the edict.Civilians queue to receive the coronavirus disease vaccine at a makeshift tent as the government orders for proof of vaccination to access public places and transport, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah MwangiEight people stood outside Artcaffe as a woman in a black uniform and a sky blue facemask requested vaccine certificates.
"We started because the government expects us to do this although we get backlash from our customers who don't want to show their certificates," manager Joyce Imbaya told Reuters. "It's ok, we will lose some customers but in the long term we want our customers to be safe."On Thursday around 20 people stood outside a tented vaccination site downtown on Thursday. Many said they already planned to be vaccinated, but a few said they did it to avoid any travel problems.
"Tomorrow, I am travelling home. I was told if I was not going to take the jab, then I'm not going to be allowed to travel," businessman Peter Juma Amboka told Reuters. On Thursday the chief of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expressed concern that holiday travel could fuel the spike.
"The fourth wave, and potentially the fifth wave, is starting just before we go into the holiday season, and that is very concerning," director John Nkengasong told a briefing.Reporting by George Obulutsa, Katharine Houreld; additional reporting by James Macharia Chege in Johannesburg and Monicah Mwangi in Nairobi; editing by Giles ElgoodSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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