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In a bid to curb infection of the coronavirus pandemic, the Government has spelled out stringent measures which should be enforced in the strictest of manners.

Yesterday, Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed listed several laid down rules in a communique while calling on the authorities in various sports department to ensure that the directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta on March 15 is followed to the letter.

Amina called on all sportspersons including coaches and team’s support personnel who have travelled outside the country in the past 14 days as well as Heads of Sports organisations  to self-quarantine for 14 days to ensure the directive are adhered to.

She ordered for the closure of all public sporting facilities for the next 30 days, noting that contractors engaged with ongoing works at selected sports facilities will receive instructions from the Principal Secretary for Sports and Director General.

The directive further says, the ministry will put in place protocol to regulate athletes access to training facilities as they continue to prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Elemental restricted meetings will be held on a need-to basis and previously scheduled meetings are hereby cancelled until further notice.

She said the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage and affiliate semi-autonomous government agencies will provide hand sanitisers, soap and water in their operating premises throughout a 30-day period.

Still under the precautionary measures, Amina said the Kenya National Library Services and all public libraries across the country will remain closed to the public for the same duration.

Further, the National Museums of Kenya, Kenya National Archives, Documentation Service, Kenya Cultural Centre and the Kenya Academy of Sports shall also remain closed for the public for the same duration.