President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a Curfew in the Country from Friday 27th March.
However, those exempted will be critical Personnel including security personnel and doctors.
He said the full list of critical Personnel will be announced soon.
The President invoked the Public order number 1 and announced a Curfew that will run from 7pm to 5 Pm in order to fight Covid -19.
This means there will be no night travel and movement will be restricted to daytime.
Earlier, Government spokesman Cyrus Oguna dismissed claims of a possible lockdown due to thes pandemic.
Oguna said social media stories tha t there will be a lockdown are misleading.
“There is information on social media of a possible lockdown in Kenya. The information is false, misinforming and causing panic. Don’t consume such content whose source can’t be verified,” Oguna said.
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