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Kenya’s Health Ministry has dismissed claims that a concoction of ginger, lemon, and honey cures and prevents the Covid-19 disease. The ministry’s director-general Dr. Patrick Amoth clarified that while the concoction boots one’s immunity, it does not treat Covid-19. “Ginger, lemon and honey are…

A 21-year-old Kenyan man who went into hiding about five months ago after allegedly killing his girlfriend has been arrested. Leonard Kamanga Kamau is said to have fatally stabbed his lover, Tabitha Wanjiku (25) in Nairobi’s Umoja One estate on March 19th, 2020 before fleeing to Mombasa. He was…

ODM leader Raila Odinga believes the country will hold a referendum to amend the constitution before the end of this year. Odinga predicted the vote would most likely be conducted in late November or in December when the Covid-19 infection curve is expected to have flattened. “Initially we were…

Former Changamwe MP Ramadhan Seif Kajembe has died. Kajembe, a former assistant Cabinet minister, passed away on Friday while undergoing treatment at Pandya Memorial Hospital in Mombasa, where he was admitted two weeks ago. His death was confirmed by Jomvu MP Badi Twalib, who is the deceased’s son-…

Dennis Itumbi claims he worked at State House for one year without receiving pay after he fell out with former State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu. Itumbi, through a chain of Facebook posts, shared the behind-the-scenes drama that characterized his spell at State House starting in 2013. Itumbi was…

Traders are counting losses after an inferno razed a large section of the Marikiti market in Nairobi’s central business district. Stalls used by traders to store their stock were reduced to ashes in the Friday morning fire whose cause remains unknown.  Traders linked the incident to the…

The US government has issued a travel advisory to Kenya, citing an increased risk of contracting Covid-19. The Level 3 travel health notice dated August 6th, 2020 was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a statement published on the Department of State…

A Kenyan woman accused of sending chemical-laced threatening letters to a Nairobi-based foreign diplomat has been freed on bail. Tracy Wairimu Ndegwa was arraigned at Kibera Law Courts on Wednesday and was released on Sh50,000 cash bail pending mental assessment. She is said to have sent the…

The court has directed Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to pay lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi for damage caused on his his luxury car. Ahmednassir, alias Grand Mullah, sued the highways agency in November 2018 after his vehicle’s windscreen was smashed by stones along the Nairobi-Namanga…

MPs are under fire from Kenyans over their push to amend the Parliamentary Pension’s Act to ensure they enjoy full medical cover even after losing their seats. If the changes proposed by Mwatate MP Andrew Mwadime are adopted, MPs and their spouses will retain a Sh10 million medical scheme for the…