Calling Alcohol 'Throat Sanitiser', Kenya Governor Defends Putting It In Covid-19 Relief Packs
Kenyan governor has come under fire after putting Hennessy cognac bottles in relief care packages. Mike Sonko the governor of the Kenyan capital city Nairobi confirmed in a media briefing on Tuesday that his care packages include a few small bottles of the cognac. The governor justified the inclusion of alcohol as throat sanitizer.
A Kenyan governor has come under fire after putting Hennessy cognac bottles in relief care packages which were distributed to people.
Mike Sonko, the governor of the Kenyan capital city, Nairobi, confirmed in a media briefing on Tuesday that his care packages include a few small bottles of the cognac, Hennessy, according to a report in CNN.
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The governor justified the inclusion of alcohol as "throat sanitizer."
¡°I think from the research conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and various organizations, it has been believed that alcohol plays a major role in killing the coronavirus,¡± Sonko said in a video.
¡°We will have some small bottles of Hennessy in the food packs that we will be giving to our people¡¡± - Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko
¡ª Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) April 14, 2020
Note: WHO warns that drinking alcohol does not protect you against COVID-19 and can be dangerous pic.twitter.com/vuSuVAb8dy
However, the WHO has said that alcohol isn¡¯t a safeguard against coronavirus and actually recommends that people reduce drinking habits. The WHO explained that alcohol can hamper the immune system, making people more susceptible to catching the virus.
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Governor Sonko's act has also drawn reactions from Netizens with some calling him a legend for giving people what they really want, while others have ridiculed him.
Creative politician award to Mike Sonko governor of #Nairobi, #Kenya He distributed #COVID19 care packages included food, other needs & cognac, #Hennessy. Sonko suggested the #WHO suggested alcohol helps kill #Coronavirus, the Hennessy would serve as a ¡°Throat Sanitizer.¡± ...
¡ª Delrish Moss (@Delrish_M) April 18, 2020
Meanwhile in Kenya ??, Governor Mike Sonko sent residents a Coronavirus care package, which included HENNESSY in it ? ! He called it ¡°throat sanitizer¡± to fight the virus! He¡¯s won my vote! ??? pic.twitter.com/8EjcAqfQlG
¡ª Shawnasaurus Rex (@ShawnG927) April 18, 2020
Everyone is hating on the governor of #Kenya for giving out bottles of Henny in Rona relief packages but come on, I want my government to be this cool...@MikeSonko hook it up!!!!
¡ª Bill Tracy (@BillTracyIV) April 17, 2020
#Remarkable:
¡ª Danny Wijnhoud (@DannyWijnhoud) April 16, 2020
The flamboyant governor of #Nairobi, the capital of #Kenya, gives out #cognac to "kill" #coronavirus.#MikeSonkohttps://t.co/tjaS9MOsmD
Just A Buzz: The governor of KENYA's capital, NAIROBI, has distributed bottles of cognac to the poor, saying it protects against the coronavirus, although the drink's maker & government chided him for propagating a MYTH - Next thing, the Governor will see TARZAN in the trees
¡ª charles benjamin (@chaleeboh3131) April 17, 2020
There is alot of ignorance as regards preventing COVID19 in Africa, just heard a governor in Nairobi Kenya shared cognac to his people claiming it kills coronavirus, some Men for Naija go like that kind Governor ooooo
¡ª Owen Gee (@OfficialOwenGee) April 17, 2020
Well, that is surely one way to be in the news. Governor Mike Sonko is turning out to be a legend, one way or the other.
