THE STANDARD By
Jacinta Mutura |
March 11th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
To the residents of Kieni in Nyeri County, Father Romano Filippi (
pictured) is a godsend.
He is always ready to help when they need solutions.
The 80-year-old Catholic priest knows how to shepherd his flock and this ability has earned him the name ‘Muriithi’.
For his efforts, he was recently awarded a citizenship certificate 50 years after he landed in Kenya on January 31, 1971.
We caught up with Father Romano at St Peter and Paul Mugunda Parish in Nairutia on a Monday afternoon.
As we settled into conversation, there was a knock on the door. He went to find out who the guest was and how he could be of help.
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The vaccines are to be procured through Unicef, who are expected to manage shipment up to delivery.
Once cleared at the port, the vaccines will be transferred to Central Vaccines stores in Kitengela, and subsequently to the nine regional depots across the country.
Other depots are in Nyeri, Meru, Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kakamega, Kisumu and Garissa.
At least 479 Level IV, V and VI hospitals have been selected to be used for dispensation of the vaccine. Among them, 195 are private.
Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the vaccine will arrive on Tuesday. [File, Standard]
Collins Taabu, the head of the National Vaccines and Immunisation Programme in Kenya, explained: “We are expecting 4.1 million doses of the vaccine. The first shipment will be 1.02 million doses.”
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