Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu has tested positive for Covid-19.
On Tuesday, Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua confirmed the news during an event organized by musicians to thank the government for abolishing taxes on their Skiza tune earnings.
Ngilu has been admitted to the Nairobi hospital and is receiving treatment, according to Mutua.
“Our sister Charity Ngilu told me to inform you that he is suffering from Covid-19 and admitted at Nairobi Hospital. Let us take care, Covid-19 is everywhere, she told me to warn you,” said Mutua.
Ngilu has been AWOL in the public eye for a long period, with no official explanation.
She last made a public appearance on July 21, when she hosted Garissa County Governor Ali Korane in Kitui County government offices, where they “had discussions on areas of mutual interest between the two Counties.”
“Let us be careful. Covid-19 is real and can get anyone,” Mutua said.
She has been in seclusion since Sunday, according to hospital sources.
Ngilu took the Covid-19 vaccine publicly in March 2021, claiming that President Uhuru Kenyatta had inspired her to do so.
Ngilu admitted that she was worried about getting the AstraZeneca vaccine until she saw the President have it.
“Just like many other Kenyans who were fearful, I was apprehensive. I got the inspiration to get vaccinated after the President did the same,” Ngilu said then.
Mutua was one among the attendees at an artists’ function in Murang’a, where the ODM leader was the chief guest.
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