Medical practitioners across the country now want the government to move swiftly and stop political gatherings.
Through the Kenya Medical Association, the doctors and dentists said the country has done well in trying to contain the pandemic but politicians might jeopardise the efforts.
The association's president Dr. Were Onyino on Sunday said the oft-repeated measures of hand hygiene with soap and water, wearing masks, observing social distance and avoiding crowded public places and unnecessary travel remain the cornerstone of COVID19 mitigation.
Onyino said the recent political gatherings held in disregard of COVID-19 prevention measures sends the wrong messages to the public who will follow suit and relax their observance of COVID19 measures.
"There is absolutely no benefit of risking a preventable spike in the number of COVID19 infections at the altar of politicking. Any spike in COVID19 cases will affect the health workers disproportionately more than any other group of Kenyans," Onyino said.
He said with the medics on the lead, the country has done well in COVID19 mitigation.
"Politicians should not reverse this gain. The Ministry of Health should enhance risk communication to the public," he said.
Onyino said the association is concerned that the Covid-19 testing level is still relatively low across the country despite reports that the curve seems to be flattening.
"We are thus unable to get the full picture of the pandemic. Despite several advisories on COVID-19 testing, there is no indication of improvement on the testing level," Onyino said.
He said n the long run, strengthening of the health system through the provision of adequate commodities and hiring of adequate numbers of health workers would serve to mitigate the relatively low testing capacity.
The association's concerns come amid increased political activities across the country.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga have been on the front line in leading political gatherings that have violated all the Covid-19 protocols.
This is despite top officials from the Ministry of Health standing before the cameras and singing the same song, saying Kenya is not out of the woods as every citizen should follow directives to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The maskless leaders have been captured with mammoth gathering around them as they traverse across the country.
