Curfew hours in 5 counties to run until end of May, Matiang’i says
An empty street in Nairobi a few minutes before the 8pm curfew time on April 12, 2021. The government has ruled out any possible extension of the start of curfew time during the holy month of Ramadhan.
The government has ruled out any possible extension of the start of curfew time during the holy month of Ramadhan. This has been revealed in the latest gazette notice dated April 12.
On Tuesday, the Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council Chairman Sheikh Juma Ngao had pleaded with the police to extend the curfew starting time to 11pm, especially in the coastal counties of Mombasa, Lamu and other regions where Muslims are the majority, in order for them to conduct Taraweeh prayers.
