The High Court has ruled that the order against mandatory proof of vaccination before citizens can access in-person services is still in force
In a ruling, Justice Antony Mrima, said that the conservatory orders which he issued on December 14 are still operational pending the determination of a case filed by Enock Aura.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe had announced that it would require people to show vaccination certificates from December 21 to access in-person government services, including hospitals, schools, tax and immigration offices.
In his application, Aura argued that the directive violates fundamental rights and freedoms of Kenyans provided for in the constitution
Aura claimed that the government of Kenya has entered into highly secretive agreements with international pharmaceutical companies for the sale of the covid-19 vaccines.
Through his lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui, Aura cited some malls which he said were undermining the court order by requiring the COVID-19 vaccination certificate before admitting patrons.
Justice Mrima did not give any orders regarding the said malls, however, noting that they were not parties in the case.
He complained that CS Kagwe is privy to this information and has also failed to disclose to Kenyans the very contents in the syringes of such ‘COVID-19 vaccines’.
CS Kagwe, according to Aura, has not disclosed to the Kenyans what exactly is contained in the vaccines or their possible side effects, including fatalities which he claims are precipitated by the administration of the covid-19 vaccines.
Some organizations, including the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW), also deemed the directive discriminatory and called on the government to withdraw the full vaccination requirement, which also applies to visitors from Europe.
“If the government has an obligation to protect its population from serious threats to public health, the measures must be reasonable and proportionate,” HRW said.
The NGO pointed out that there was not enough vaccine stock to vaccinate all adults before the scheduled start date.
The country has fully vaccinated only 4.2 million people, or 15.5 per cent of the adult population, according to official figures, while the government had set a target of 27 million by the end of 2022.
