400 Chinese Nationals to Leave Kenya over Fear of Contracting Covid-19 in Kenya
400 Chinese nationals living in Kenya have obtained court orders compelling the government to allow them to return to their country on June 16th.
Through their lawyer Isaac Okinyo, the Chinese citizens told the court that they fear contracting Covid-19 in Kenya and that the country’s health system could be overwhelmed if the pandemic goes full-blown.
They argued that their country has a superior healthcare system compared to Kenya, which gives them a chance to get better medication should they be infected with the virus.
“They have underlying conditions and others just don’t feel safe here. All the isolation centers are full, testing, and contact tracing is a big deal to the Kenyan government. Let them just go back home as they so wish,” said lawyer Okiya.
In a ruling, High Court Justice Weldon Korir granted the 400 Chinese nationals permission to leave the country, Saturday Nation reported. Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng who has been recalled to Beijing is among the 400.
The 400 are now waiting for approval from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to exit the country, according to lawyer Okinyo.
“We are still waiting for a response, although everything is ready and they are set to go any time,” Okinyo said.
A Chinese national who is among those who will be leaving the country told Saturday Nation that she no longer feels safe in Kenya.
“The other day, I went to a supermarket and people were literally running away from me. In most hospitals, even if you are just going for a normal check-up, they insist that all Chinese residents be tested for Covid-19,” she said.
In May, Kenya evacuated 165 of its citizens who were stranded in China amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Comments (12)
They should be thankful that they were in Kenya they did not die of COVID-19 in China like other Chinese.
Wazi!!! It is because biashara imepungua fools.
Hata wale wa kuhusa reja reja barabarani kama vile mitumba watuondoke
Good riddance! Sweep all of them parasites....suckers!
Business will be very bad if government of kenya dont in good faith with investors
Are these Chinese saying the truth about the health system in Kenya? For Kenya to manage this pandemic, mass testing and isolation must be done.Testing 3000-4000 is not mass testing considering even the population of Nairobi alone. I hope the government is ready to test all students, teachers and support staff before school starts in September. I've a feeling schools will be closed until next year March, exactly one year since they were closed. The government also needs to be prepared to cater for the cost since parents have no money due to the Covid-19. This arithmetic is tricky to the Government.
As of today June 13th, 2020: At least 112,000 have been tested to date, about 3,500 COVID-19 cases confirmed, and 100 dead!
They are only leaving because they have become unemployed like so many other Kenyans
Good riddance! Make sure they stay gone. This is THEIR disease.
I bed they there are some of those who arrived to JKIA earlier this year causing panic. Wacha wa rudi kwao anyways. Kenyans will have better tourists somehow than these suckers
Good riddance!!! Adios!!!!
They are very bad tourists. They spend very little cash.