Covid -19: President Uhuru declares curfew

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a daily curfew from 7 pm to 5 am effective Friday to contain the spread of the highly-contagious coronavirus.

Already, 28 people have tested positive for the virus in Kenya.“All movement by persons not authorised to do so or not being medical professionals, health workers, critical and essential services providers are prohibited between those hours,” Uhuru Kenyatta said.

Here is the full list of the providers of critical and essential services who are exempted from the curfew:

  1. Medical Professionals & Health Workers
  2. National Security, Administration and Coordination Officers
  3. Public Health and Sanitation officers in the County Governments
  4. Licensed Pharmacies and Drug Stores
  5. Licensed Broadcasters and Media Houses
  6. Kenya Power & Lightening Company Limited
  7. Food Dealers, Distributors, Wholesalers & Transporters of Farm Produce
  8. Licensed Supermarkets, Mini-Markets and Hypermarkets
  9. Licensed Distributors and Retailers of Petroleum and Oil Products and Lubricants
  10. Licensed Telecommunication Operators and Service Providers
  11. Licensed Banks, Financial Institutions and Payment Financial Services
  12. Fire Brigade and other Emergency Response Services
  13.  Licensed security firms

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