President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday issued Public Order Number 2 of 2021 to change the curfew hours for five counties which have since been declared "disease infected".
New Curfew hours for Nairobi beginning Saturday
Disease infected areas put on lockdown
President Uhuru Kenyatta
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In a statement from State House, the President set 4:00am to 8:00pm as the new curfew hours for Nairobi, Kajiado, Kiambu, Machakos and Nakuru beginning Saturday March 27, 2021.
"The hours of the ongoing nationwide curfew are revised to commence at 8:00pm and end at 4:00am in the Zoned Area comprising of the Counties of Nairobi, Machakos, 8 Kajiado, Kiambu and Nakuru. In that regard, the rest of the country will observe curfew between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. daily, effective tomorrow, Saturday, 27th day of March, 2021," the President stated.
He went on to also revoke all curfew passes for essential service workers asking them to re-apply.
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