KENYA NEWS

US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter took to Twitter on Monday to decry the runaway corruption in the country. McCarter pointed out that the country loses up to Sh800 billion annually and wondered whether the Kenyan youth is ready to put the practice to an end or will continue perpetuating it once…

President Kenyatta has announced new measures aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19. Addressing the nation on Monday, Uhuru said the existing nationwide 9 pm to 4 am curfew will remain in force for a further 30 days. Citing the surge in Covid-19 cases over the past three weeks, Uhuru further…

BBC’s Ian Wafula has become the latest Kenyan journalist to announce he has tested positive for Covid-19.  Wafula broke the news through a Facebook post, saying he is self-isolating at home together with his sister and both are doing well. He noted that he is asymptomatic but recalled…

President Kenyatta has directed police to strictly enforce Covid-19 containment rules without favoritism. Uhuru in his address to the nation on Monday called on law enforcement officers not to spare anyone found flouting the guidelines including elected leaders and influential persons. “Forthwith,…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has thrown his support behind the contentious population-driven county revenue-sharing formula. Odinga in a statement on Monday urged Senators to end the standoff on the matter by approving the formula recommended by the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA). “The Senate…

A Kenyan Facebook user accused of publishing false information about Interior CS Fred Matiang’i’s Covid-19 status has been arraigned in court.  Isaac Kibet appeared before a Nairobi court on Monday, where was charged with publication of false information contrary to section 23 of the Computer…

ODM party has rubbished claims that Raila Odinga and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka have signed a political pact. Kalonzo in an interview with Sunday Nation noted that he had entered into an agreement with Odinga ahead of the 2022 presidential election. But ODM through secretary-general Edwin Sifuna…

A total of 456 foreign nationals have so far tested positive for Covid-19 in Kenya. This accounts for 2.6 percent of the total 17,603 positive cases confirmed in the country as of Sunday, July 26th. A majority of foreigners who have contracted the disease in Kenya are Somali citizens, according to…

At least five major international airlines have confirmed they will resume flights to Kenya next month. The development comes after President Kenyatta early this month gave airlines the green light to resume domestic and international flights on July 15th and August 1st respectively. The airlines…

The government has ordered the procurement of 100,000 body bags in preparation for “worst-case” Covid-19 scenario. This comes ahead of the projected August peak of infections, and a possible spike in the number of coronavirus-related fatalities. On Friday, the death toll rose to 274 after 11 more…