Major towns like Mombasa and parts of Nairobi were quiet with minimal activity taking place.
In Nairobi’s Eastleigh area, there was still a bit of activity a few minutes past seven but the police officers contained the situation in the area.
A driver who was manhandled by police as the curfew commenced on Friday, March 27, 2020
The officers, who were spotted holding sticks, were in the area 6.45 p.m. urging the residents and boda boda riders to stay indoors.
Though some of the officers were not in uniform, Citizen TV reporter Hassan Mugambi explained that all them had alighted from a police land rover and identified themselves as security officers.
A few Kenyans could still be spotted loitering in the town.
In Kisumu County, police officers were forced to use tear gas in parts of the city in a bid to disperse some of the people who were still in the city.
Other parts of Kisumu city were still, with most citizens adhering to the 7 p.m. curfew.
In Garissa, businesses were closed as early as 5 p.m. and residents headed home to beat the 7 p.m. curfew.
When the clock struck 7 p.m., there was minimal activity, with only police officers roaming in the county to ensure that no one was still in the town.
While the first day of the curfew in Mombasa was marked by panic and chaos at the Likoni Channel, the second day seemed to be quite the opposite.
Following the visit by a number of leaders including Governor Hassan Joho, who ordered that those with vehicles would only be allowed between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., the situation seemed to have been better contained.
Police officers were at the area to ascertain that everything was in order, but there were barely any passengers past 6 p.m.
“Today has been better than yesterday and I want to remind Mombasa residents that the curfew is 7 p.m. just like all the others in the country,” Interior Chief Administrative Secretary Hussein Dado stated.
In conclusion, the second day of the curfew was generally better observed than on Friday, March 27, where police officers had to use force to disperse Kenyans from the towns.
Police assault a Kenyans on March 27, 2020, as the nationwide curfew commenced
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