Burundi’s First Lady is currently admitted at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi after testing positive for Covid-19.
Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza is said to have been airlifted to Kenya on an AMREF plane.
A Rwandan local daily indicates that she was accompanied by three bodyguards who also tested positive for Coronavirus.
“The light plane took off from Bujumbura Airport at 11.25 pm. The lights at the airport were turned off. Airport workers and police were asked to clear just before the arrival of Mrs Bucumi, who spent a total of 20 minutes on tarmac,” a source said.
Her condition remains unknown and it is still not clear how she gained entry in to the country following strict rules only those who test negative to the disease should be allowed.
Nkurunziza has received global criticism for not doing enough to combat the spread of the disease. Bars and restaurants are still open in Burundi.
Earlier this month the government asked four World Health Organization (WHO) to leave for interfering with the management of Coronavirus in Burundi.
