By Toyin Johnson
The Kenya government had announced plans on how to evacuate it's citizens who are stranded in China and cannot afford their own travel costs.
This decision was made by Kenyan government after various reports accusing Beijing a capital in China of maltreatment to African people.
There are various pictures and videos of videos going viral on social media showing Africans including Nigerians and Kenyans sleeping on the street,which prompted African community in diaspora and back home,call on government to rescue those stranded in the city of China.
According to the notice issued by officials of Kenyan Embassy in Beijing ,this Fridays calls on Kenyans ready to buy a ticket out of China to get ready their information via online to enable them out of China. This Kenyans have to prove that they are free from corona virus,and once they arrive,they will be forced into quarantine for 14 days upon landing at Nairobi.
However Kenyan views on social media(twitter) suggest that government should use the funds meant for covid-19 relief to have Kenyans flown back home.
The kenyan ministry of foreign affairs admitted that it's Nationals were victims of the controversial policy,now considered as racist.
According to foreign affairs principal secretary of Kenyan Macharia Kamau told a media briefing on Tuesday that " This situation as been extremely worrisome to all of us. The reality is that this been a very unfortunate outcome. African, Kenyans included have been discriminated against the process of [ Guangdong provincial].
Government response to mop up this situation they are facing there,post crisis.
The Kenyan Embassies across the world have been asked to update there records of Kenyans living in the areas of their jurisdiction.
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