国际英语资讯:Feature: Kenyan families eagerly await reunion
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 4-- <span word="Joyline">Joyline</span> <span word="Adhiambo">Adhiambo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="lightened">lightened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reunite">reunite</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cessation">cessation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="put">put</span> 122 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>.</p><p><span word="Adhiambo">Adhiambo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 38-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shuttling">shuttling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stationed">stationed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ancestral">ancestral</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="April">April</span> 6 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="directive">directive</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="taming">taming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Upperhill">Upperhill</span>, <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="presence">presence</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Adhiambo">Adhiambo</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="joins">joins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="containment">containment</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="await">await</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bated">bated</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="reconnect">reconnect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lapse">lapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="containment">containment</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Adhiambo">Adhiambo</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="containment">containment</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curfews">curfews</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lapse">lapse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 6 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="for">for</span> 30 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p>
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