The nationwide dusk to dawn curfew has been extended to March 12, as announced by the Interior CS Fred Matiang'i. This comes ahead reopening of school on Monday.
President Uhuru Kenyatta had in November extended the curfew until January 3.
Matiang'i made his remarks on Sunday during the briefing on the state of preparedness of the government and the education sector as students go back to school.
"The president has this morning issued an executive order extending some of the containment measures to ensure that the eco-system within which our children are going back to school remains manageable, constant and safeguard the health of our children as he pledged in his new year message," Matiangi said.
In his executive order, the president noted that where else the national positivity rate continues to decline, the Covid-19 pandemic remains a threat to our health and to our livelihoods.
The nationwide curfew will continue to be enforced between 10 pm and 4am daily.
The president added that any indoor religious gathering other than for the purpose of a wedding or funeral shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Inter-Faith Council.
Uhuru said that all forms of public events and gatherings which may act as ‘super spreader’ events for the virus, including political and roadside gatherings/meetings, shall remain suspended for the next 60 days.
Funerals /burials and weddings shall only be conducted with prior approval and with the number of persons being capped at a maximum of 150persons.
All overnight vigils or events of any kind shall remain prohibited.
Uhuru has further said that all isolation facilities in the country shall continue to be maintained at a high state of preparedness through continuous capacity building of healthcare workers.
He added that county governments shall enhance investment in piped and portable oxygen capacity in all isolation and critical care treatment facilities for the management of severe Covid-19cases.
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