{UAH} Uganda-Kenya ties continue to fray at the edges

Uganda-Kenya ties continue to fray at the edges

Winnie Mabel 4 hours ago 11052

– Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni has issued a directive that no Kenyan will enter Uganda without  yellow fever vaccination card, failure to which a person will spend 10 days in an isolation camp

– Ministry of Health have been placed at international entry points to monitor movement

Uganda's president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued a directive that all Kenyans entering his country would have to be vaccinated for yellow fever.

Through the Ministry of Health, Uganda medical officials would be at international travel sites including borders and airports to ensure that the visitors have a yellow fever card.

"Anyone who does not have one will be kept in our isolation center in Entebbe for 10 days," sauid Rukia Nakamatte, the spokesperson for the health ministry.
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Uganda ranked Kenya as the highest risk country alongside South Sudan, Sudan, Angola, Burundi, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia. So far, no yellow fever case has been reported in the country.

Below is a video clip from NTV Uganda explaining the president's directive.

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Considering the closeness of both countries not only in matter trade and free movement at the Busia border, implementing this directive, considered to be an overreaction, would be an uphill task.

Kenya recorded two cases of Yellow fever after one patient succumbed to the disease and the second one continues to recuperate at the hospital since last week.

The dead victim had just arrived into the country from Angola where the disease is currently an epidemic and hundreds of people have died.

No other cases have been reported in Kenya.l

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