Rift Valley Commissioner George Natembeya has declared that chiefs will now be the master of ceremonies in all funeral ceremonies in the region.
Speaking in Nakuru on March 19, the government announced the measures while launching a crackdown on those flouting Covid-19 regulations in the Rift Valley region.
"Chiefs will be the ones calling family's relatives to read the eulogy, then call the pastor to lead in prayer, until finally the deceased is buried," Natembeya stated.
He further stated that a multi-agency task force will start a crackdown to ensure compliance with the measures.
"Nobody should notify you of their meeting claiming that they have signed authorization letters from the police. All political meetings are illegal as for now," he added.
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"The curfew hours remain from 10 pm to 4 am. Anybody found outside their house past that time will face the law. Bars should be closed by 9 pm," he noted.
His remarks come after President Uhuru Kenyatta banned public political rallies in the country for 30 days from March 12, 2021.
"To secure the implementation of the Order on political gatherings, public ceremonies, I, hereby further direct the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) jointly with the National Police Service and County Governments Enforcements Officers to strictly enforce this Public Order regardless of the social and political status of the convenors of the political gatherings," said the President.
In regard to funerals, cremations, and other interment ceremonies, Uhuru directed that the ceremonies shall be conducted strictly within 72 hours of confirmation of death.
"Attendees for funerals and gravesides/crematoria ceremonies shall be limited to the immediate family of the deceased, with the number capped at no more than 100 persons;
"Attendees of the celebration of weddings and other traditional unions and rites is hereby capped at 100 persons," he directed.
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