Anxiety, fear as reality of dusk to dawn curfew sinks

Police officers along Tom Mboya street, Nairobi during the night curfew. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Life changed drastically last night when a government-imposed nationawide curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus took effect bringing the country to its knees.

As the sun set yesterday, it was impossible for anybody in Kenya to hail a cab or board a matatu, bus, boda boda or any other means of public service. And in the event of an emergency such as heart attack during the curfew hours, the victim of the relatives will have to dial a toll free number, to be rescued by medics.