The vibrant social life before the outbreak of COVID-19 would see young Kenyans hop from one bar to another making merry.
Some had started holding the parties at their houses when government closed bars but the imposition of a curfew on March 26 has limited such misdemeanors minimizing chances of virus spread.
The curfew has completely eliminated the once vibrant socialization in public places at night, with millions of Kenyans staying indoors.
A survey in the capital Nairobi on Friday night shows that through the curfew, Kenya has completely eliminated 'reckless' socialization curbing the spread of the virus.
In the city center, all shops had closed by 6 p.m. as people left for their homes to beat the 7 p.m. deadline.
And by 7 p.m., a drive through the city center showed that save for night guards sitting at their places of work, the streets were empty, including street families.
It was a similar case in residential areas along the Thika superhighway, in the populous Eastlands on the east of the capital through to Mombasa road on the south.
Throughout the drive, one could only pick out police cars, ambulances and power utility firms vehicles. And up in the sky, a police helicopter shone its light down, searching for any suspicious activities.
"The curfew has succeeded in eliminating night movement which would have been key in spread of the disease. Without the curfew, people would be moving from one estate to another holding parties in homes," observed Ernest Manuyo, a lecturer at Pioneer Institute in Nairobi.
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