The government, through the Ministry of Interior and Coordination extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew that was imposed in Mandera County on October 27, 2016.
Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Nkaissery extended the curfew by three more months, Wednesday 28, December 2016.
An order signed by the CS read: ''Every person who resides within the Sub-County shall except under, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a written permit granted by the respective Deputy County Commissioner for the affected areas, remain indoors in the premises at which they reside or at such other premises as may be authorized.''
The curfew affects Mandera Town, Omar Jillo, Arabia, Fino, Lafey Kotulo, Elwak and their environs extending to 20km from the Kenya-Somalia border.
The curfew runs to March 28, 2017, from 6:30pm to 6:30am every day.
It follows frequent Al-Shabaab attacks on Mandera locals.