This archive report was first published on 7 July 2020.
Kenya's economy is set to reopen, with President Uhuru Kenyatta announcing the phased reopening of the economy on Monday, July 6, 2020.
As part of the plan, international travel into and out of the country will resume on August 1, 2020, while local air travel will resume on July 15, 2020.
The move comes as pressure mounts to kickstart the country's ailing economy after nearly four months of coronavirus restrictions that have devastated key industries such as tourism.
According to the President, the eased restrictions are conditional and the nation will revert to lockdown if health trend signals a worsening of the pandemic.
“We have not yet met the irreducible minimums 100 per cent. However, we have reached a reasonable level of preparedness across our counties,” Uhuru said.
He added that the patterns of the disease would be studied for the next 21 days.
Places of worship will be opened in three weeks to 100 people for services that are not more than one hour and shall not include congregants under the age of 13 years or above the age of 58 years or persons with underlying conditions.
Restrictions on gathering in weddings, bars and political gatherings have been extended for 30 days.
