By Paul Kibiwott Kurgat
What you need to know:
Communities living near major entry points often worry that disease may arrive before government information does.
A rumour of Ebola, cholera, Mpox, influenza or another emerging disease can create anxiety among border communities.
Globalisation has made Kenya more connected, but also more exposed. People, goods and services now move faster across borders than ever before. The same routes that sustain our economy — airports, ports, highways, buses, trucks, markets, schools and workplaces — can also carry infectious diseases.
