Mike Sonko, the governor of Nairobi County in Kenya, was reported donating coronavirus relief materials to needy residents in the city include Hennessy cognac.
The governor confirms putting Hennessy bottles in COVID-19 relief packages, calls it “throat sanitizer”
“Kenyans under lockdown in Nairobi will receive 150ml bottles of Hennessy, masks and hand sanitizers in the food pack, the package which we give to our people to keep themselves safe during this period”
“I think from the research conducted by the World Health Organization and various organizations, it has been believed that alcohol plays a major role in killing the coronavirus,” the governor said in a video.