Kenyans back tough measures

Normally it takes me an hour to get to work, but on Monday morning it took barely 15 minutes. Kenya is slowly shutting down. Schools have closed, and people are starting to work from home.

A mother tweeted that she was suspending the leave of her house help as her children were unexpectedly at home. A relative sent me a financial SOS - she needed transport money to get her children back from boarding school.

All schools and universities have been ordered to closeImage caption: All schools and universities have been ordered to close Some county governments have imposed stricter restrictions than those announced by the president by banning public gatherings.

This has forced the closure of nightclubs in the popular coastal city of Mombasa, and open-air markets and athletics training camps in Nandi, where foreign athletes live for high-altitude training.

DJs in affected areas are wondering how they can work from home, and a musician has lamented the cancellation of shows all through to May.

With many restaurants shutting down because of a lack of customers, waitresses and cleaners - who are casual workers on low pay - may lose their jobs.

There are genuine concerns about the well-being of those who live hand-to-mouth, but overall Kenyans seem willing to cooperate with the authorities in the bid to stem the spread of coronavirus.

A bishop who disregarded restrictions on public gatherings by calling for a "Miracle Service" was criticised so heavily on Twitter that she deleted the post.

Some supermarkets were unusually full on Sunday, as people piled up with goods. The Competition Authority of Kenya has called out a supermarket for raising the price of hand sanitizers by $2 (£1.60). The supermarket swiftly blamed an employee at the branch for the "unauthorised" increase and promised full refunds.