Enjoy short holiday and please stay safe
By Editorial.Team, December 24, 2021After a long year, full of uncertainty, which saw Covid-19 knocks being tamed and the economy once again gaining a semblance of normalcy, everybody’s prayer is that things get better even though the Omicron variant is rearing its ugly head.
The world and the country have started to understand and monitor the pandemic better and medication is getting more sophisticated to deal with the virus.
Therefore, as we celebrate Christmas, Kenyans can look back with confidence and marvel in perspective, as days turned into months and the New Year is a couple of days away.
Going forward, our past experiences should strengthen our resolve to live alongside the pandemic, and fight it knowing that apart from drought, this disease is now one of our major social-economic risks.
The pandemic has taught us a number of lessons and one of them is that life must go on no matter what, and that the most fatal mistake is to allow a pandemic to stop our lives, which indeed was the reason 2020 may be called a lost year.
As we celebrate during this festive season, it would make a profound statement if the recommended pandemic control protocols are adhered to so that we can collectively cushion ourselves from this invisible enemy.
In so doing, we must ensure that any new Covid-19 variant does not turn from a health concern to an economic disaster, for we already know how this virus dealt a major blow to the economy and the social fabric.
The virus did not only turn into a threat to security but nearly led to violence.
Another reason why we must not drop the ball is because next year being an election year, we must be alive to the fact that there is a likelihood of more economic vulnerabilities including a surge in crime and deviance, which may hurt the economy further.
These are the realities of our times and we must face them head-on. So far so good, but more Kenyans must ensure that they are vaccinated, for this is the only way we can attain herd immunity which will help slow down the spread of the virus.
In any case, this will be one of the shortest Christmas holiday breaks in Kenya’s history; schools reopen in the first week of January after less than two weeks of closing and fees beckons. Be it as it may, enjoy the short holidays and stay safe.