President Uhuru Extends Nationwide Night Curfew By 60 More Days

President Kenyatta has extended the nationwide night curfew for a further 60 days following a spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths.

While announcing a raft of new measures aimed at combating the spread of the pandemic, the president said the curfew will be enforced from 10pm to 4am countrywide.

Uhuru also banned all physical public gatherings, including political rallies and campaign meetings for 60 days. Other social gatherings such as weddings, celebrations of marriage, ceremonies of rites of passage, and funeral/cremation ceremonies shall strictly adhere to the 100-person attendance limit.

Kenyatta also directed that places of worship adhere to the one-third rule for in-person worship. Bars, restaurants, and eateries are required to continue operating with guidance from the Ministry of Health.

“In enforcing these measures all security sector agencies are directed to ensure that organizers and/or individual leaders, including senior public sector officials and political leaders, take personal responsibility and are held to account for any violation of the measures,” he directed.

Kenyatta noted that recent reports have shown that infections are surging across several counties due to a breach of COVID-19 guidelines.

“Epidemiological studies and models indicate the presence within our borders of the delta variant of COVID-19 which is more communicable and acute, and that ‘super-spreader’ events are likely to further imperil public health and exacerbate the COVID-19 situation in our country,” Uhuru added.

President Kenyatta has extended the nationwide night curfew for a further 60 days following a spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths.

While announcing a raft of new measures aimed at combating the spread of the pandemic, the president said the curfew will be enforced from 10pm to 4am countrywide.

Uhuru also banned all physical public gatherings, including political rallies and campaign meetings for 60 days. Other social gatherings such as weddings, celebrations of marriage, ceremonies of rites of passage, and funeral/cremation ceremonies shall strictly adhere to the 100-person attendance limit.

Kenyatta also directed that places of worship adhere to the one-third rule for in-person worship. Bars, restaurants, and eateries are required to continue operating with guidance from the Ministry of Health.

“In enforcing these measures all security sector agencies are directed to ensure that organizers and/or individual leaders, including senior public sector officials and political leaders, take personal responsibility and are held to account for any violation of the measures,” he directed.

Kenyatta noted that recent reports have shown that infections are surging across several counties due to a breach of COVID-19 guidelines.

“Epidemiological studies and models indicate the presence within our borders of the delta variant of COVID-19 which is more communicable and acute, and that ‘super-spreader’ events are likely to further imperil public health and exacerbate the COVID-19 situation in our country,” Uhuru added.