President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed a revert to partial lockdown measures to address the COVID-19 surge in the country.
Pegging Nairobi, Machakos, Nakuru, Kiambu and Kajiado counties as high disease risk areas in the third wave, cessation of movement has been reintroduced to curb movement.
A further 8.00pm to 4.00am curfew has also been imposed to reduce unneccesary movement that could aid in propagation of the virus.
President Uhuru also directed the ban on in-person worship, as well as a reduction of people attending social gatherings to just 50 people.
Uhuru further imposed a mandatory ban on alcohol sales in bars, and restaurants, directing the disease-risk counties to only offer take out services to their customers.
All in-person meetings of the Cabinet and its committees, with the exception of meetings of the
National Security Council are suspended until further notice.
Parliament, Senate and county assemblies within the affected counties have also been suspended until further notice.
However, Kenya’s borders remain open and for any traveller wishing to come to Kenya, must present a negative COVID-19 test within 96 hours of their time of travel.
The measures have also been extended to truck drivers.
With respect to Education in Kenya, there shall be the immediate suspension of all on-going physical
learning in all our education institutions including universities and tertiary and vocational colleges, other than for candidates sitting for their examinations and those in medical training institutions.
Uhuru urged Kenyans to comply with the measures adding that the cost of not adhering to the measures would be greater.
“Whereas the foregoing measures will have adverse effects on the economy and constrain our usual way of life, the measures are temporary and necessary to contain the spread of the Disease and therefore stop further loss of lives.” Uhuru concluded.
