In the much-awaited address by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the nationwide dusk to dawn curfew will remain in force for a further 30 days.
In his directive at State House Nairobi on Saturday, Uhuru said that the number of hours has been reduced to allow Kenyans to have “full working hours”.
In the new directive for the countrywide dusk to dawn curfew, effective Sunday, July 7, the curfew will start at 9 pm and end at 4 am.
The initial curfew ran from 7 pm to 5 am.
Uhuru added that with counsel by the National Security Council, cessation of movement into Nairobi Metropolitan Area, Mandera and Mombasa will go for a further 30 days.
On a positive note, the president said the cessation of movement into and out Kilifi and Kwale counties will be lifted on Sunday, June 7 at 4 am.
The President also lifted the cessation of movement into and out of Eastleigh and Old Town from June 7, 2020, at 4 am.
In his justification of not opening up the country as was widely expected, he said that it was a hard decision to make adding that it was a case of making a decision based on two rights.
“We must accept that we are not dealing with a right or wrong opinion we are caught in between two rights. Those who want to open the economy are right and those opposed to opening the economy are also right,” offered Uhuru.
He added that the decision to impose a lockdown and cessation of movement into areas perceived to be coronavirus hotspots, the country would have lost 75,000 people by August and leave 80,000 others infected with coronavirus.
He also said that in the last 24 hours, 126 people tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total infections to 2,600.
Sadly, four more people lost their lives. The total number of COVID-19 deaths is now 83
