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President Kenyatta warned that if Kenyans dropped their guard against the virus, even if the curfew was to be lifted, the Health ministry would re-impose it if Kenyans continue to contract and die of the virus.
“You must be vigilant and protect yourself from the disease so that when we lift the curfew, there are no more cases and deaths,” he said.
Despite Kenyans frustrations at the Covid-19 curfew, the head of state said it has helped Kenyans to go home early and multiply.
“I’m also happy because, these days, you go home early and you are now multiplying which is good for our generation.”
President Kenyatta was on his way to Sagana State Lodge to meet Kirinyaga leaders ahead of Wednesday's Mashujaa Day celebrations at Wang'uru Stadium in Mwea.
Covid-19 latest numbers
Today, Kenya recorded 33 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 3,530, pushing the country's caseload to 252,066 with a positivity rate of 0.9 per cent.
The country’s fatality tally now stands at 5,224 after one patient succumbed to Covid-19 on Sunday.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on October 4 announced that the daily curfew had been extended by another 30 days.
The Health Ministry had also announced that the re-opening of the country was dependent on vaccination numbers.
As at October 17, Kenya hadadministered 4,520,753 vaccines across the country.
Of these, 3,303,782 have been partially vaccinated while 1,216,971 have been fully vaccinated.
The uptake of second doses among those who received their first dose is 35.3 per cent. The proportion of adults fully vaccinated was 4.5 per cent as the government works towards vaccinating 27,246,033.