A tank at Nyahururu town that was initially used by citizens to wash their hands but is now dry and doesn’t serve the same purpose anymore. Photo by: Wanjiku Nyambura.
By: Wanjira E Wachira
Worth Noting:
- “This tank was placed here by the county government of Laikipia to help in the fight against covid-19. The first few months, water was being pumped into the tank, and citizens would easily wash their hands from here.
- Now for the past few months the tank has no water and the taps were even stolen. It lies there looking so useless; it should be taken away before it is destroyed further.
- The Covid-9 is now dead so maybe the government can use the tank for another useful purpose like donating it to schools or hospitals. ‘hii kitu iliisha,ama gava ‘, comments Amos Mbuthia a resident of Nyahururu town.
It’s now two years and counting since the introduction of the ‘the new norm’. To the mind of many, it was just a simple thing being made a big deal. First it was a scarecrow, then it was a prank and now?
Corona virus led to introduction of many things that had never been registered in the history of many African countries. Wearing of mask was believed to be a doctor’s thing, washing hands was a Displine of the Muslim and lock down was a practice of conflicting and riving areas. Since the arrival of the Covid-19, all this has now been practiced.
All in all, some people took advantage of the situation and came up with different strategies. The government implemented law to make it easier for Kenyans to live with the virus. The question is, are we following the rules and regulations today?
“This tank was placed here by the county government of Laikipia to help in the fight against covid-19. The first few months, water was being pumped into the tank, and citizens would easily wash their hands from here. Now for the past few months the tank has no water and the taps were even stolen. It lies there looking so useless; it should be taken away before it is destroyed further. The Covid-9 is now dead so maybe the government can use the tank for another useful purpose like donating it to schools or hospitals. ‘hii kitu iliisha,ama gava ‘, comments Amos Mbuthia a resident of Nyahururu town.
Business people were also not left behind. This was now a gap in the market and something had to be done about it. Many people started the masks and sanitizers business. Some did it in whole sales, others in retails while others considered small scale. At the first phase of the breakout, the businesses were the best and some became rich through them. Now the rules and regulations seem to be a mirage today, the business is no longer a consideration to most of the business people.
“At the first phase, I would sell up to a hundred boxes of masks in a day and my stock of around five hundred boxes would only go for about three days or so. People were very cautious and even willing to wear to mask to be on the safe side. When schools opened, it was another good phase for us because masks were bought in bulk especially by the students from boarding schools. As at now, I am looking forward to sell the stock I have and I will be done with this business. The masks are now so cheap that they no longer return profit like before. People are also not wearing masks, thus they are not buying them. A few who buy are office workers who maybe are still observing the covid-19 rules. Mask selling is a dying business, said Ann Wanjiru a business woman from Nyahururu town.
The travelling sector which was highly affected by the pandemic also is forgetting about it. During the first phase of the pandemic, nobody would travel without a mask or board a vehicle with washing or sanitizing their hands. Temperature check was also a must do thing..
“This thermometer is now here to be seen and not to be used. Passengers no longer wash their hands before boarding the vehicle, because even most the tanks around this place are empty. In everything ten passengers, you will only find three in masks. The issue of social distancing is no longer a bother. People now can sit normally. I think it’s a good one because fare doesn’t keep on hiking. People nowadays are traveling and our work is slowly getting back to normal. It’s a thing to thank God about as we say a silent prayer for all the people we lost to the pandemic, said Mrefu a matatu driver.
The Corona rules and regulations are slowly becoming a mirage and the state going back to normal. Would it be that Corona is no longer with us? Or it was never with us? Would be a miracle, it just disappeared? These are some of the big questions, as we prepare for campaigns and elections. It was a norm but it’s slowly dying.
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