- The officials started at Malindi police station and then moved to markets and bus parks.
- Kenya Red Cross Society regional coordinator Hassan Musa, who is coordinating the exercise, said they intend to disinfect all public places, including prisons.
Kilifi government and the Kenya Red Cross Society have started disinfecting all public spaces to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The officials started at Malindi police station and then moved to markets and bus parks.
Kenya Red Cross Society regional coordinator Hassan Musa, who is coordinating the exercise, said they intend to disinfect all public places, including prisons.
Speaking at Malindi police station where the exercise began, he said, "Kenya Red Cross has also issued 400 water storage containers and sanitisers in public areas to allow people to wash their hands easily."
Musa said there is need to speed up the exercise as Kilifi is one of the virus hotspots.
He urged residents to stay at home to give the officials carrying out the fumigation an easy time.
Kilifi is among four hotspot counties after Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi tested positive following a trip to Germany.
The others are Mombasa, Kwale and Nairobi, which have recorded positive cases.
One Kenyan has died of Covid-19 while another has recovered. The country so far has confirmed 31 cases but there are fears the number could rise.
On Wednesday President Uhuru Kenyatta declared a 10-hour curfew, from 7pm to 5am.
Apart from public awareness campaigns to educate residents how to prevent coronavirus, the Red Cross is also offering psychosocial support through mobile phones to help reduce anxiety among residents who might have come in contact with infected people.
The officials sprayed the police station's offices, cells and entire compound, and gave sanitiser to the officers.
"We also trained them on how to avoid direct contact when handling people around the facility," Musa said.
The county government plans to suspend public service vehicles coming in and out of Kilifi if it finds no measures have been taken to reduce congestion at bus parks and matatu termini.
All private motor vehicle owners have been also directed to adhere to social distancing rules.
Boda Boda operations have been suspended and tuk-tuk drivers ordered to carry only one passenger at a time.
Edited by Josephine M. Mayuya