A group of Kenyan pastors have asked the government to include churches in the list of “essential services” to allow them to remain open as the country battles the Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The preachers representing churches in Makueni country in eastern Kenya, say faith is the \u201cbest way to fight the unseen enemy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They want to be allowed to hold Sunday services in open grounds, while adhering to the proposed one-metre distance between people to prevent infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government has banned public gatherings and police officers have been enforcing the ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the pastors, Nicholas Kyule, was quoted by Citizen TV as saying that the church was the \u201cbest place for hope and resilience\u201d during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another, Titus Uswii, was quoted in the Star Newspaper as saying that the country \u201cmay be involved in a futile exercise\u201d as long as churches remain closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kenyan government imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on 27 March, but exempted those in what it termed “essential services”, which included health workers, security officers, the media, food dealers and transporters among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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