Videos have emerged on social media platforms of police officers in Eldoret Town, Uasin Gishu County, urging its residents to go home.
The numerous videos show Eldoret Central Police Station OCS addressing the people in the streets of the town to go home.
Using a loudspeaker, he moved around the town telling the residents to follow the government’s directive and stay at home.
This bold act has seen many netizens praise the OCS for his efforts but have criticized the residents of Eldoret for not taking the message seriously.
Alright its sinking in slowly now! Police in Eldoret are requesting people to go back home, #lockdown is eminent now.. hii kitu imesambaa tuwe chonjo. #coronaviruskenya pic.twitter.com/vdocCiphcA
— Amakanji Thomas (@AmakanjiThomas) March 23, 2020