By SAM KIPLAGATMore by this AuthorThe High Court on Thursday declined to declare the 7pm to 5am coronavirus curfew illegal following a suit by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). The LSK moved to court to challenge the order by President Uhuru Kenyatta as well as unreasonable use of force by police implementing it. GUIDELINESIn his ruling, Justice Weldon Korir said he was not convinced that there was a need to issue special guidelines for the curfew order. AdvertisementThe court, however, directed police not to use unreasonable force while enforcing the curfew imposed to contain the spread of the deadly Covid-19. BIG WINAnd in a win for members of the LSK and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa), the judge said they should be included in the list of persons exempted from the curfew order.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2020 15:22 UTC