The Public Order (State Curfew) Order, 2020

Legal Notice 36 of 2020

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Legal Notice 36 of 2020
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31 December 2022
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LAWS OF KENYA

PUBLIC ORDER ACT

THE PUBLIC ORDER (STATE CURFEW) ORDER, 2020

LEGAL NOTICE 36 OF 2020

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXII—No. 58 on 3 April 2020
  • Commenced on 27 March 2020
  1. [Amended by Public Order (State Curfew) Variation Order, 2020 (Legal Notice 43 of 2020) on 3 April 2020]
  2. [Amended by Public Order (State Curfew) Variation Order, 2020 (Legal Notice 57 of 2020) on 24 April 2020]
  3. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]

1. Citation

This Order may be cited as the Public Order (State Curfew) Order, 2020.

2. Application

This Order shall apply to the entire territory of the Republic of Kenya.

3. Curfew period

This Order shall apply during the hours of darkness between seven o'clock in the evening and five o'clock in the morning with effect from the 27th March, 2020 and shall remain in effect for a period of thirty days thereof.

4. Restrictions

Under this Order, there shall be no public gatherings, processions or movement either alone or as a group during the period of the curfew except as shall be permitted, in writing, by a police officer in charge of the police in a county or a police officer in charge of a police division.

4A.

To facilitate compliance with the Order, all employers shall ensure that their staff who are not designated as critical or essential services providers leave the workplace no later than 4:00 O'clock in the afternoon.[L.N. 43/2020, r. 2.]

5. Exemption

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Order, the Order shall not apply to the services, personnel or workers specified in the Schedule hereto.

Schedule [r.2]

[L.N. 57/2020]
1.Medical professionals and health workers.
2.National security, administration and co-ordination of national government officers.
3.Public health and sanitation officers in the County Governments.
4.Licensed pharmaceuticals companies, pharmacies and drug stores
5.Licensed broadcasters and media houses.
6.Kenya Revenue Authority.
7.Kenya Airports Authority and Licensed Civil Aviation Service Providers.
8.Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.
9.Kenya Airways PLC.
10.Kenya Ports Authority and Licensed Port Operators.
11.Power production and distribution Companies.
12.Kenya Railways Corporation.
13.Kenya Pipeline Company.
14.Water service providers.
15.Food and farm produce processors, distributors, dealers, wholesalers and transporters.
16.Licensed supermarkets, minimarkets and hypermarkets.
17.Licensed distributors and retailers of petroleum and oil products and lubricants.
18.Licensed telecommunications operators and service providers.
19.Licensed banks, financial institutions and payment service providers.
20.Fire brigade and emergency response services.
21.Licensed security firms.
22.Postal and Courier services.
23.Kenya Ferry Services, its employees and officers engaged in transportation of food supplies and other cargo only.
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