Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has raised his concern over what he terms as ignorance from residents of Old Town.

According to Joho, this is the major reason for the rising cases of coronavirus not only in the area but county at large.

The governor also raised concern over the low turnout in the mass testing exercise.

''Out of over 28,000 residents only 130 have come out to be tested. If you people continue ignoring the measures we have put in place we will propose for a lockdown in Old Town, no one will be allowed in or out of Old town''. said Joho

He added ''This is very serious business my friend, it is not a joke. We know of cases where neigbours are hiding individuals who are on our contact tracing list, some of them even call their Mp saying they are scared they will be sent to quarantine, you will only be sent to quarantine if you misbehave".

Joho also warned the residents who majority are muslims against interacting and sharing meal after breaking the fast.

Joho charged ''We also have families that we can share a meal with but we are avoiding this because of the current situation so please let's stop this, let everyone break the fast at their own homes. Avoid going to the mosques too or we will take action".

On his part Mombasa County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo called on residents of Mombasa to avoid the area (Old Town) saying it's now the new hotspot in the county.

"We already have 38 cases of infection and 6 deaths, this is a danger zone and i plead with other residents of Mombasa to avoid this place" said Kitiyo.

Kitiyo also revealed that the government will now be forced to test every resident of the area.

''Mass testing is a must, everyone in Old Town must be tested and i'm directed all the chiefs to come out with a list of all families in Old Town so that we can establish which family is avoiding the testing" charged Kitiyo.

The County Commissioner further said  each mosque in the area will now be manned by police officers as a way of keeping away the  residents.