Kenyans outraged by order to close bars and shops for census weekend

username 20th August, 2019 09:38 PM

Kenyans on Twitter are not happy about an order for all bars and entertainment venues to be shut down in Machakos County during the national census taking place next Saturday and Sunday.

The Machakos County governor issued the directive on Monday, saying the closure would allow “families to be together”.

Markets, shops, factories and construction sites have also been ordered to close.

But one tweeter said, he was upset as the directive meant he would miss a key Premier League football match between Arsenal and Liverpool on Saturday.

24/08/2019 @19.30…we strongly oppose that directive pic.twitter.com/G6Sh2X157A
— Eric Mokamba (@eric_mokamba) August 19, 2019

Others have pointed to the losses businesses will face, querying if they will receive any compensation:

Who will compensate the business for their loses? Kenya Mis-Leaders are a threat to mwanaichi wellbeing!
— Shiru Mwangi 🇰🇪🇬🇧 (@Shiru_Mwangi) August 19, 2019

Retrogresive move. Businesses pay tax to county government why should they suffer consequoal losses as a result of censes that can be done at night. As a local mwananchi everyday counts, further more it's the same taxes that run the county government and that should be protected
— Sum_Plc (@Sam_Plc) August 19, 2019