Nairobi(NMS), Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi intercounty movement ban continues for 21 more days

President Uhuru Kenyatta addressing the Nation at statehouse. FILE

President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended the nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew and the movement ban in and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan area and the counties of Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa by 21 more days.
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President Kenyatta, speaking while addressing the nation at State House in Nairobi, stated these as part new measures directed at battling the scope of the coronavirus.

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The Head of State also tasked security agencies with upgrading their alert and response measures on porous borders to prevent any security threats that could otherwise jeopardise the war on COVID-19.



“The cessation of movement into and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan area and the counties of Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa that are currently in force shall be extended for a further containment period of 21 days. The nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew that is currently in force shall also be extended for a further period of 21 days,” he said.