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

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

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