POLITICS OF CORONAVIRUS IN AFRICA: AN ANALYSIS OF KENYA AND NIGERIA

Political Science

The world has experienced several epidemics posing serious threat to public health across the globe, the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic continues from December 2019 till date in Asia, America, Europe, and Africa in general. In Africa, particularly Kenya and Nigeria as the low number of cases is increasing on daily basic which affect the economy of the two countries. This paper achieved the following objectives to examine the genesis of Covid-19, to analyze the political and economic undertones of Covid-19, to investigate the affect of Covid-19 on social lives and to examine measures taken in addressing Covid-19 between Kenya and Nigeria. This research adopted a descriptive research design as it was found appropriate for the study. A secondary data was considered as the main instrument for data collection. Data was collected from Newspapers, Journals and Reports among others. The data collected was analyzed based on the thematic content analysis. The conceptual data was transcribed and categorized in line with the objectives of the study. The findings of this paper revealed that COVID-19 outbreak creates substantial additional strain on already overburdened social service delivery systems, exacerbating the vulnerabilities of the populations affected. World Bank is bringing out a quick-track $14 billion plan to improve the reaction to COVID-19 in developing countries and shorten the time for recovery. Another finding showed that Kenya and Nigeria banned public gathering in churches, Mosque, Schools and restriction of traveling from one state to another to curtail the spread of the COVID-19. This paper is important as it enriches the politics of COVID-19 not only in Kenya and Nigeria but also across the globe.

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