{"id":581,"date":"2020-03-31T16:34:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infrastructurebrief.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2023-12-18T19:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T19:22:35","slug":"kenya-distributes-free-sanitisers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infrastructurebrief.com\/kenya-distributes-free-sanitisers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Distributes Free Sanitisers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kenyan government is distributing free sanitisers to promote hygiene during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The country has thus far recorded 42 cases of Covid-19, with one death, according to its health ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The sanitisers are marked &#8220;Not for Sale&#8221; and will be available at the deputy county commissioners\u2019 and chiefs\u2019 offices countrywide. Citizens are encouraged to collect the items.<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the outbreak, prices for hand sanitisers have skyrocketed due to demand.<\/p>\n<p>Local radio station Capital Fm said East African Breweries Limited was among companies that would be distributing the products post manufacture.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Kenyan Port Authority (KPA) announced that it was working in partnership with oil companies to produce 20,000 litres of sanitisers daily.<\/p>\n<p>Vivo Energy Kenya, Total and Ola Energy volunteered to help produce alcohol-based sanitisers using the 396,000 litres of impounded ethanol released by the KPA.<\/p>\n<p>Ethanol is a key component in the production of alcohol-based hand sanitisers. The World Health Organisation recommends washing hands and using sanitisers as key to avoiding infection.<\/p>\n<p>Local daily newspaper, The Star said the ethanol containers were confiscated for a variety of offences including smuggling and false declarations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kenyan government is distributing free sanitisers to promote hygiene during the coronavirus pandemic. The country has thus far recorded 42 cases of Covid-19, with one death, according to its health ministry. The sanitisers are marked &#8220;Not for Sale&#8221; and will be available at the deputy county commissioners\u2019 and chiefs\u2019 offices countrywide. 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