Kenya is in the grip of its third COVID-19 wave. The peak is projected to flatten by the middle of May 2021.
Nairobi has recorded 60% of all cases countrywide, and our numbers indicate that three out of five people in Nairobi are COVID-19 positive. The country’s death rate has climbed from three a day in January to seven a day in March. We are at an unprecedented and crucial point in the fight against this virus.
To avoid a national health crisis, President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the following measures to take effect from midnight on Friday 26 March 2021 until further notice:
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