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Last Updated: Monday 1 June 2020

Plant Protection Act: (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Rules, 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives of Kenya has published rules with effect from 29 April 2020 to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic that exempts tea, coffee, herbs and spices from requirements to pay certain charges for 2 years for certain inspections and phytosanitary certificates.

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Published in Terms of Public Health Act 38 of 1921

Gazette Number: 63

Notice Number: 79

Publication Date: 29 April 2020

Effective Date: 29 April 2020

Source: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/LegalNotices/2020/LN57_2020.pdf

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Public Order Act: (State Curfew) Variation Order, 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government of Kenya has published an order with effect from 17 April 2020 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with effect from 6 April 2020 that makes Kenya Ferry Services and its employees and officers engaged in transporting food supplies and other cargo exempt from the state curfew.

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Published in Terms of Public Health Act 38 of 1921

Gazette Number: 46

Notice Number: 57

Publication Date: 17 April 2020

Effective Date: 17 April 2020

Source: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/LegalNotices/2020/LN57_2020.pdf

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Public Health Act: (Covid-19 Restriction of Movement of Persons and Related Measures) (Nairobi Metropolitan Area) Order, 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Health of Kenya has published an order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with effect from 6 April 2020 that applies the Public Health (COVID-19 Restriction of Movement of Persons and Related Measures) Rules, 2020 in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area and declares it to be an infected area.

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Published in Terms of Public Health Act 38 of 1921

Notice Number: 51

Publication Date: 6 April 2020

Effective Date: 6 April 2020

Source: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/LegalNotices/2020/LN51_2020.pdf

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Public Health Act: (Covid-19 Restriction of Movement of Persons and Related Measures) Variation Rules, No. 2 of 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Health of Kenya has published rules to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with effect from 17 April 2020 that prohibit transportation by ferries within infected areas outside the hours of 5:30 am and 6:30 pm each day.

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Published in Terms of Public Health Act 38 of 1921

Gazette Number: 47

Notice Number: 58

Publication Date: 17 April 2020

Effective Date: 17 April 2020

Source: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/LegalNotices/2020/LN58_2020.pdf

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Public Health Act: (Covid-19 Restriction of Movement of Persons and Related Measures) Rules, 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Health of Kenya has published rules to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with effect from 6 April 2020 that require physical distancing and the wearing of face masks in public places and provision by businesses of hand sanitiser in infected areas, prohibit non-essential transport moving into and from infected areas and restrict the capacity of passenger transport services in infected areas.

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Published in Terms of Public Health Act 38 of 1921

Gazette Number: 41

Notice Number: 50

Publication Date: 6 April 2020

Effective Date: 6 April 2020

Source: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/LegalNotices/2020/LN50_2020.pdf

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Public Health Act (Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19) Regulations, 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Health has published regulations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, with effect from 3 April 2020, that require notification of suspected cases of COVID-19 infection, require businesses to obey directions from the Cabinet Secretary, and regulate the funeral arrangements for persons who have died from COVID-19.

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Published in Terms of Public Health Act 38 of 1921

Gazette Number: 39

Notice Number: 49

Publication Date: 3 April 2020

Effective Date: 3 April 2020

Source: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/LegalNotices/2020/LN49_2020.pdf

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Public Order Act: (State Curfew) Variation Order, 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government of Kenya has published an order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that requires employers to ensure that staff who are not essential or critical services providers leave work no later than 4 pm each day with effect from 30 March 2020.

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Published in Terms of Public Health Act 38 of 1921

Gazette Number: 35

Notice Number: 43

Publication Date: 2 March 2020

Effective Date: 2 March 2020

Source: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/LegalNotices/2020/LN43_2020.pdf

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Public Health Act: (Declaration of Formidable Epidemic Disease) Order 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government of Kenya has published an order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that requires employers to ensure that staff who are not essential or critical services providers leave work no later than 4 pm each day with effect from 30 March 2020.

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Published in Terms of Public Health Act 38 of 1921

Gazette Number: 31

Notice Number: 37

Publication Date: 2 March 2020

Effective Date: 2 March 2020

Source: http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/LegalNotices/2020/LN37_2020.pdf

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Last Updated: Friday 9 April 2020

The Public Order (State Curfew) Order, 2020

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The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government of Kenya has published the the Public Order (State Curfew) Order, 2020 (the "Order").

Amongst others, the Order:

-establishes a curfew which applies to the entire Republic of Kenya between the hours of 5pm and 5am and
-prohibits public gatherings, processions or movement, except as permitted, in writing.

The Order shall remain in effect for a period of 30 days from 27 March 2020.

This notification has been included for information purposes only, despite the fact that the Order may not impose obligations on your organisation.

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Published in terms of Constitution of Kenya 2010

Notice Number: No. 36

Effective Date: 27 March 2020

Source: http://www.parliament.go.ke/

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