'We simply couldn’t leave now': Irish couple choose to fight Covid-19 in Kenya

Maria Kidney from Cork and her husband Martin Ballantyne from Sligo pictured in Kenya.

A couple from Ireland has chosen to remain in Kenya to support communities there in the fight against Covid-19.

Maria Kidney from Cork and her husband Martin Ballantyne from Sligo will stay and volunteer with the Kericho County emergency preparedness and response team. Maria is the director of Cork-based charity, Brighter Communities Worldwide while Martin is its CEO.