President Uhuru Lifts Nationwide Night Curfew

President Kenyatta has lifted the nationwide night curfew that has been in place for 18 months.

Kenyatta made the announcement in his speech during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Wan’guru Stadium in Kirinyaga on Wednesday. The president said the decision to vacate the restriction was informed by the declining rate of COVID-19 infection in the country.

"I have noted with much appreciation that the surge of infection has declined over the last two weeks as characterized by the positivity rate of below 5% that has been registered over this period," said Kenyatta.

"I hereby order and direct that the dusk-to-dawn curfew be and is hereby vacated with immediate effect."

He indicated that the country is on course to achieve the target of vaccinating 10 million adults by the end of this year, noting that five million people have received the COVID-19 jab so far.

At the same time, Kenyatta urged Kenyans to continue adhering to the COVID-19 containment measures even as the government works on fully reopening the economy.

"It is important for all of us to appreciate that we are not yet out of the woods and we must therefore continue to observe the containment measures as directed by the Ministry of Health as this is the only way to sustain the gains we are making and guarantee the full reopening of the economy," he added.

The dusk-to-dawn curfew was first imposed on March 27th, 2020 as part of the efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus.