Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has explained why alcohol is part of the food donation he is giving to vulnerable Kenyans in the city in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Sonko and his team have been including a few bottles of Hennessy, an expensive alcohol brand brewed in Cognac, France, in the food hamper distributed to some residents of Nairobi.
He claims that alcohol has been proven to kill the coronavirus disease, citing research by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“We have been giving some small bottles of Hennessy in the food pack that we have been distributing. I think research from the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that alcohol plays a strong part in killing the coronavirus,” Sonko said.
But Sonko’s claims are unfounded because WHO has warned people that consuming alcohol does not shield one from contracting Covid-19. In fact, the agency cautioned that excessive consumption of alcohol could lead to other medical conditions that would complicate things if a person is infected with Covid-19.
WHO has only recommended the use of sanitizers with at least 60 percent alcohol to wash hands.
Here is a video of Sonko making the claims; https://twitter.com/armuisME/status/1250028213897703424
What a ding dong! I thought…
What a ding dong! I thought he was supposed to be in jail. Hennessy is 40% proof. Drink Hennessy and kill the virus in your body! No Sonko.
That’s just tongue in cheek…
That’s just tongue in cheek. Thanks Sonko for stepping up to give to the needy some of your loot. Please advice the other looters to do the same and hope Maraga is working his judiciary because quite a few cases are still pending including yours.
Remove the Hennessy assuming…
Remove the Hennessy assuming it is the real thing and all import duties have been paid and replace with proper face masks.Surely we cannot have grown men in the slums walking around with thongs on their faces disguised as cheap masks .What will their wives and daughters wear as was seen in a town in central .