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The Socio-Religious Dilemma of Kenyans amid the Covid-19 Pandemic

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  • Serah Madiiga Kitsiiri

    (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya)

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Novelty is a good idea if the innovations favor humanity, however it is doom when the innovation is against humanity. The latter has been the case with novel covid-19, a disease that has rocked the world affecting even the sacred place, the alter. This paper therefore empirically discusses the state of events in the phase of the pandemic both spiritually, socially and economically. Specifically, it discusses how, inter alia, elements of worship, interactions and traditional African religious activities have been put into a state of unknown. The paper endeavors to achieve this through reviewing relevant literature in the area of focus. The paper concludes that governments, especially Kenyan in this case, have found themselves in a state of dilemma in dealing with this pandemic which affects all spheres of life. Therefore, as hope for the nation religious fraternity ought to continue praying for the nations and more so the medical fraternity for a solution to attained.

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  • Serah Madiiga Kitsiiri, 2021. "The Socio-Religious Dilemma of Kenyans amid the Covid-19 Pandemic," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(4), pages 274-277, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:4:p:274-277
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