Businessman Paul Kobia has reportedly sent a video message to President Uhuru Kenyatta while at a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey.In the clip that surfaced online on Saturday, September 19, a voice believed to be of the businessman is heard urging the Head of State to emulate the European country and fully reopen the economy.The video showed the revellers enjoying a night out at populated eateries and nightclubs without maintaining social distance.”I am in Istanbul and it is night time. Here in Turkey, there is no lockdown. You can see people operating for 24 hours. They are only wearing masks. Businessman Paul Kobia pictured in court in May 2019Daily Nation “This is a club and you can see how packed it is. Why doesn’t President Uhuru Kenyatta want to open up the country? We fear over nothing and are being locked in our houses as early as 9 p.m. like chicken,” he says in the video.The revellers only wore facemasks while having a good time in the streets. “Uhuru, open the country. Stop locking it down because it is slowing down the economy. Police officers here are interacting with the people freely,” he added.The night curfew was imposed soon after the first Covid-19 case was recorded in Kenya in March.Ever since, the economy has experienced a slowdown with over 5 million jobs reportedly lost due to the pandemic.In August, Uhuru reopened up the country’s airspace to international travellers from 130 countries including Turkey.Turkey has recorded over 306,302 Covid-19 cases as of September; 7,639 deaths and 269,696 recoveries.Apart from Turkey, several European countries have eased down containment measures even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned of ‘alarming’ virus transmissions across the continent. The Czech Republic has opened its hardware and bicycle stores, tennis and swimming sports while Germany allowed Bundesliga to return without in-stadium fans.Below is the video of Paul Kobia in Turkey:
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