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“The cessation of movement within the counties of Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa shall be for an initial containment period of 21 days; with effect from 7:00 pm on Wednesday, 8th April, 2020. In the intervening period movement in and out of the counties of Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa shall be restricted and supervised by the Kenya Police”, said President Kenyatta.

The president further directed that any person, passenger carrying bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, automobiles, vehicles, vessels, railway wagons or aircrafts shall not be allowed in and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan Area and the counties of Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa.

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¨Any cargo-carrying vehicle or vessel shall be charged to a single driver and designated assistants; all of whom shall be designated as such in writing by the owner or operator of the said vehicle or vessel with reference to that vehicle or vessel,¨ added President Kenyatta.

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Coast regional commissioner John Elungata says security organs in the region have already identified where police roadblocks will be erected:

(1). In Kilifi, the roadblocks will be placed at;

• Mariakani, 
• Mavueni,
•  Maji ya Chumvi,
•  Mtwapa bridge and 
• Sabaki bridge at Garsen-Malindi road.

(2). Those in Kwale County, Roadblocks will be placed at; 

• Kombani, 
• Samburu and 
• Lunga Lunga which also borders Tanzania

(3). In Mombasa, there will be roadblocks at; 

• Makupa causeway, 
• Nyali Bridge, 
• Shanzu, 
• Mtopanga along the old Mombasa-Malindi highway and 
• Likoni channel.

The Likoni channel will only be serving residents of Likoni who want to connect to Mombasa Island.