President Uhuru Kenyatta extends curfew for another 30 days and lifted the ban of movement in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera which was imposed to combat the spread of coronavirus.
The president however extended the nationwide 9 pm to 4 am curfew for 30 days.
President Kenyatta said that the country had met a reasonable level of preparedness to handle the pandemic, hence the partial reopening.
Mr Kenyatta said that the country could revert to lock-down is the situation worsens in the next 21 days.
“Should the situation deteriorate and pose a challenge to our health infrastructure, we will have to revert to lock-down. In the next 21 days we shall study patterns of interaction and spread of the disease. Any trends that signal a worsening of the pandemic, we shall have no choice but to return to lock down at zero option,” said President Kenyatta.
Places of worship will also reopen but at a reduced capacity.
Kenya has recorded a total of 7,886 coronavirus cases including 160 deaths.
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