Interior CS Nkaissery extends curfew on Garissa, Wajir and Tana River Counties

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery has extended by one month the curfew imposed a month ago in the Counties of Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Tana River due to insecurity in the Northern region of the country.

Through a Special Gazette Notice dated May 15, 2015, the Cabinet Secretary stated:

“This Order (curfew) shall apply during the hours of darkness—the period between 6.30pm and 6.30am for a period of one month.”

“Under the Curfew Order, no gathering or procession should have more than five persons without authorization of the County Police Commander,” he said.

The order also bans possession, carrying or display in public of offensive weapons by any person who has no lawful or legal reason to have such weapons.

The curfew imposed earlier was due to expire on May 16, 2015.

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Nkaissery said the new curfew takes effect from May 17 to June 16 2015, when the decision whether to extend the curfew or not shall be made based on security situation in the affected area.

The curfew was imposed after four terrorists raided Garissa University College on April 2 and killed 148 people who include 142 students.

It comes as locals complained the curfew was badly affecting their operations and life. They say they have lost much since the curfew was imposed.

Since then, there have been heightened security operations and more security personnel have been deployed there.

But the Al-shabaab terror group has defied the operations and attacked several institutions there killing one police officer and injured 17 other officers. The 17 include three Kenya Defence Forces soldiers who were attacked in Ijara. The police officers were also attacked on Tuesday night in Hamey area at the Kenya-Somalia border in Garissa County.