This archive report was first published on 6 June 2020.
On June 6, 2020, President Kenyatta addressed the nation from State House in Nairobi, announcing a 30-day extension of the nationwide curfew aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19.
According to the President, relaxing the measures by 20 per cent would lead to 200,000 new infections and 30,000 deaths by December, a prospect he deemed unacceptable.
However, the curfew will now run from 9pm to 4am, starting the next day, a change from the previous timing.
President Kenyatta also warned that relaxing measures by 40 per cent would result in a peak of 300,000 infections and 40,000 deaths in November, while a 60 per cent relaxation would lead to 450,000 infections and 450,000 deaths in October.
