President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared a cessation of movement in Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu and Nakuru counties.
The counties were put under cessation of movement for the next 30 days.
“These countries are disease infected area,” he said.
“If you test 100 Kenyans for Covid-19, 20 will test positive. Rate of infection up 10 times.”
Uhuru said Kenya’s Covid positivity rate has jumped tenfold from 2.6 per cent in January to 22 per cent in March.
This means that if you test 100 people, 20 will test positive. Worse in Nairobi, where six out of ten test positive.
“Nairobi county accounts for nearly 60 per cent of all recorded cases. This means that out of 5 people, 3 are more likely to positive for Covid-19 disease,” he said.
Uhuru said the third wave is expected to peak in the next 30 days.
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance had asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to impose stricter measure to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
