Nelly
Member
City Hall will close all its non-essential offices from Monday for a period of 30 days as a precautionary measure to curb the escalating Covid-19 cases in the city.
The move is also in strict compliance with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s address on the Coronavirus pandemic issued on Friday 26th March.
Nairobi Deputy Governor Ann Kananu in her statement said that City Hall has continued to be a Red Zone hence the need to take stern action.She said that there was need to consider reviewing the work environment and daily interactions.
All Nairobi County Chief Officers have been instructed to ensure essential services continue as the country battles the pandemic.
Some of the departments that will likely remain shut following the directive include the youths and sports department, Agriculture,section of the Human Resource Department and part of the ICT department.
Services that will continue to be provided include; health, water environment and sanitation, disaster management and coordination, revenue collection, finance and economic planning, procurement and supply chain and security services.
In January, the country had 4,380 new cases, with a positivity rate of 2.6%, and so far this month there have been 15,916 new cases, with a positivity rate of 22%. About seven people have died per day this month.
Following this development, the Deputy Governor Ann Kananu is also expected to lead county executives in participating in the Covid-19 vaccination exercise from tomorrow. Kananu has called on Nairobi residents to get vaccinated and adhere to the health protocols by the ministry of health.
The move is also in strict compliance with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s address on the Coronavirus pandemic issued on Friday 26th March.
Nairobi Deputy Governor Ann Kananu in her statement said that City Hall has continued to be a Red Zone hence the need to take stern action.She said that there was need to consider reviewing the work environment and daily interactions.
All Nairobi County Chief Officers have been instructed to ensure essential services continue as the country battles the pandemic.
Some of the departments that will likely remain shut following the directive include the youths and sports department, Agriculture,section of the Human Resource Department and part of the ICT department.
Services that will continue to be provided include; health, water environment and sanitation, disaster management and coordination, revenue collection, finance and economic planning, procurement and supply chain and security services.
In January, the country had 4,380 new cases, with a positivity rate of 2.6%, and so far this month there have been 15,916 new cases, with a positivity rate of 22%. About seven people have died per day this month.
Following this development, the Deputy Governor Ann Kananu is also expected to lead county executives in participating in the Covid-19 vaccination exercise from tomorrow. Kananu has called on Nairobi residents to get vaccinated and adhere to the health protocols by the ministry of health.