A number of Nairobi residents who found themselves on the wrong side of the law will serve as street sweepers under the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS).
The 57 who were caught flouting Covid-19 regulations and curfew hours were arraigned at the Kibera law court where they were released on a Community Service Order.
The group was reported to have been arrested at a popular city club, patronizing the facility long after the curfew hours.
On Monday, March 22, they were gathered and given instructions of where they would pay be working to pay for their mistake.
NMS, through the Directorate of Enforcement, will oversee their services at various facilities, streets in Nairobi.
The flouters will be deployed to various sites including cleaning up of Marikiti and Muthurua Markets, Globe Roundabout, and Nairobi River for an entire week.
They will be expected to report each day from 8 am and work until 5 pm for the entire week.
The enforcement agency warned that those who would not abide by the court orders would be rearrested and arraigned in court where they would be handed a much stiffer punishment.
With what is reported as the third wave, the country has continually reported rising cases of Covid-19 with upwards of 1,000 cases in 24 hours.
Nairobi County has been recording the largest number of cases.
A spot check by this writer at City Hall, Nairobi showed strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocols with officers not allowing anyone without a facemask to access the offices.
Earlier in the month, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced a raft of measures to contain the spread of the disease.
He banned public political gatherings, as well as extended the nationwide 10pm to 4am curfew.
