As one of the measures to help combat the Coronavirus
pandemic, President Uhuru Kenyatta gave a curfew directive effective from
Friday March 27, 2020 7pm to 5am.
However, the curfew does not apply to critical and essential
service providers. Below is a list of entities exempted from the directive.
1. Health workers and medical practtioners
2. National security, administration, and coordination
officers
3. Public health and sanitization officers in county
governments
4. Licensed broadcasters and media houses
5. Kenya Power and Lighting Company
6. Food dealers, distributors, wholesales, and transporters
of farm produce
7. Licensed supermarkets, mini markets, and hypermarkets
8. Licensed distributors and retailers of petroleum and oil
products and lubricants
9. Licensed telecommunication operators and service provides
10. Licensed banks, financial institutions and payment
financial services
11. Fire brigade and other emergency response services
Kenya has three more confirmed cases of Coronavirus that
brings the national toll to 28.
In a statement issued from State House, President Uhuru
Kenyatta, has however stated that one Coronavirus patient has recovered from the disease.
He added that the government is enhancing quarantine and
testing capacity on a daily basis.