President Uhuru Kenyatta has imposed a countrywide curfew of between 7pm and 5am effective Friday, March 27 as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
The only persons who will be exempted from the curfew are medical professionals, health workers, critical and essential services providers.
“…effective Friday, 27th March, 2020; a Daily Curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. shall be in effect in the territory of the Republic of Kenya, with all movement by persons not authorized to do so or not being Medical Professionals, Health Workers, Critical and Essential Services Providers, being prohibited between those hours,” said Kenyatta in a nation address on Wednesday.
The Critical and Essential Service Providers who will not be affected by the curfew.
The president further declared with immediate effect, the management of the Kenya Ferry Services will be undertaken by the National Police Service, the Coast Guard and the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO).
He added that Kenyans should continue to observe social distancing to slow the spread and ease the effects of COVID-19.
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