The mandatory wearing of masks has now been lifted, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced.
The CS said, he however encourages the wearing of masks during indoor functions to curb the spread of Covid-19 disease.
Speaking when he addressed the media on Friday, Kagwe said worship places will have a full capacity provided the congregants are vaccinated.
Kenya which has a population of 54 million, has reported 323, 140 cases of COVID-19 and 5,644 deaths but inoculation rates remain low, with only 28.5 percent of the adult population fully vaccinated as at March 10,2022, according to the latest Ministry of Health figures.
The Ministry of Health imposed a nationwide mask mandate on April 3, 2020 at the height of COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations in the country.
The National Police Service moved to enforce the regulations alongside social distancing guidelines.
This affected everyone with public service vehicles being capped at half the optimum capacity.
Some regulations such as curfew, social distancing were later lifted amid an economic outcry.
President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the decision to lift the curfew in an event to mark Mashujaa Day, a public holiday to honor those who contributed to the country’s independence struggle.