This archive report was first published on 29 June 2020.
On June 28, 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed a virtual leaders forum on US-Africa trade convened by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA).
During the forum, the President revealed plans to lift the inter-county lockdown in the coming days, paving the way for the resumption of domestic flights.
"We are going to start domestic flights and this is what we are going to use as our trial over the next couple of days because we are opening up the lock down of inter counties," President Kenyatta said.
The President emphasized the need for caution, stating that opening up too quickly could have negative consequences.
"If you don’t take precautions, opening up too quickly also has its downside. We are eager to open up but also eager to stay safe and healthy. We are doing everything to ensure we are back in the sky," he added.
The partial lockdown, which was extended on June 6, 2020, for a further 30 days, is set to elapse on July 6, 2020.
The National Emergency Response Committee will this week decide whether to ease or tighten the current measures.
As of last week, only 12 counties had met the requirement to set up 300-bed capacity isolation centers, with the rest of the counties still racing against time to achieve the target.
The country surpassed the 6,000 caseload on Sunday after 259 new coronavirus cases were reported.
As of Sunday, the number of positive cases stood at 6,070.
