Some leaders have expressed concern over residents who allegedly sneak out of major towns to northeastern region amid Coronavirus outbreak in the East Africa nation.
Dozens of people are said to have been returning to home in Wajir, Garissa and Mandera towns.
Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale and Mandera counties have been put in partial lockdown to control the spread of the virus.
Garissa Governor Ali Korane on Monday said it was unfortunate that people were being trafficked out of Eastleigh in Nairobi to Garissa.
“The cessation of movement in Eastleigh is meant for the good of the people of Eastleigh and the country at large. If we obey government guidelines on how to prevent the disease from spreading, we shall defeat it within a short period for the country to return to normalcy,” Korane said.
He was speaking at Iftin Primary School where he witnessed the distribution of Ramadhan food rations to 300 vulnerable families.
The beneficiaries also received free face masks.
Wajir already has nine confirmed cases of Covid-19. The cases are livestock traders who crossed into Somalia.
The government has directed all border counties to immediately close all livestock markets.
Last week, the government ordered a lockdown in Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate and Old Town in Mombasa after they showed a steady spike in infections.
