Bars and restaurants will now close at 11 pm, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday lifted the Covid-19 curfew saying the national infection rate had declined significantly over the last fortnight to below 5 percent.
“With the removal of the curfew, we are reverting to closing bars and restaurants at 11pm or the time allowed by licensing authorities,” said CS Kagwe.
The CS did, however, note that the hand washing and social distancing protocols would still be in play.
The President thanked Kenyans for exercising an admirable degree of civic responsibility in the fight against the disease, and urged them to continue observing the Ministry of Health protocols to sustain the gains the country has made towards the full re-opening of the economy.
“I particularly want to thank our inter-faith council for their co-operation in steering the resumption of in-person and congregational worship and all our health workers and security officers for their commitment to duty,” President Kenyatta said.
“Accordingly, the number of persons gathering for in-person worship, is reviewed upwards from one-third of the congregants to two-thirds provided that they adhere to all health protocols as directed by the Government,” he said.
The President said a progress report given by the National Emergency Response Committee on Covid-19 and the National Security Council led to the review of the existing containment measures.
