Matiang’i warns over possible restrictions in Kisumu & Nearby Counties
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Wednesday, June 16, hinted at a possible lockdown in some Western and Nyanza counties in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 Indian variant.
Addressing Regional Commissioners and County Commissioners at the Kenya School of Government, Matiang'i announced that the government was on its last day in deciding measures in the area following numerous meetings held by the National Emergency Committee (NEC).
Specifically, he hinted at introducing measures that deal with containment of movement.
"The committee has been meeting regularly and by the end of today we will have a position and we will consult closely among ourselves and the president. A decision will be made on how we will enhance containment measures be...