• The night train on the Madaraka Express Passenger Service which runs everyday between Mombasa and Nairobi will operate as scheduled on Friday March 26, 2021 leaving Mombasa and Nairobi at 10:00 pm.
• Normal services will run on Saturday March 27 and Sunday March 28, 2021 between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm and on Monday March 29, 2021 up to noon.
The Kenya Railways has announced changes in both the Madaraka Express Passenger Service and the Nairobi Commuter Rail service operations following the 15th Presidential Address on the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a statement released on Friday, KR stated that the night train on the Madaraka Express Passenger Service which runs everyday between Mombasa and Nairobi will operate as scheduled on Friday March 26, 2021 leaving Mombasa and Nairobi at 10:00 pm.
"Normal services will run on Saturday March 27 and Sunday March 28, 2021 between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm and on Monday March 29, 2021 up to noon. Thereafter, services will be halted until further notice," the statement read.
The Passenger Service between Nairobi Terminus and Suswa will run over the weekends.
Kenya Railways further stated that it will make adjustments on the Nairobi Commuter Rail Service schedule to enable the service run without stoppages.
"The revised schedule for the Nairobi Commuter Rail Service will be released tomorrow Saturday March 27, 2021," Kenya Railways said.
This comes after President Uhuru Kenyatta declared a cessation of movement in five counties; Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado, Mombasa and Nakuru on Friday.
The counties were put under the cessation of movement indefinitely.
"These countries are declared a disease infected area," he said during a press conference on Friday.
"There shall be a cessation of movement into and out of the infected areas."
He also announced that all international travels will continue but under strict guidelines.
Uhuru said all travellers in and out of Kenya shall comply with the guidelines on Foreign and international travel.
He added that all persons coming in and out of the country must be in possession of a Covid-19 PCR certificate acquired no more than 96 hour prior to arrival.