KENYA NEWS

Kenya has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in a single day at 570. 90 percent (512) of the recovered patients were under the home-based care program while the remaining 58 were discharged from various health facilities across the country, according to the Health Ministry. The…

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced non-beneficiaries will get clearance certificates for free effective July 15th. The student loans agency in a statement on Thursday said they have waived the initially mandatory Sh1,000 charged on those seeking a compliance certificate.  “……

11 second-hand diesel commuter trains procured from Spain at a negotiated price of Sh1.15 billion are set to arrive in Kenya mid next month. Trucks carrying the refurbished Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) left the city of Mallorca for Barcelona on Thursday, from where they will be shipped to Mombasa.…

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is under fire from Kenyans online over its decision to stop lionesses from giving birth. On Thursday, the wildlife agency announced it had implanted contraceptives in a lioness at Lewa Conservancy to stop her from conceiving, hence “maintain a healthy food chain…

DPP Noordin Haji has dropped murder charges against Omar Lali, the boyfriend of the late Keroche Breweries heiress Tecra Muigai. Instead, Haji has requested for an open inquest into the death of Tecra, who until her passing served as the director of innovation and strategy at Keroche. Consequently…

Residents of the upscale Jacaranda Gardens estate in Nairobi have been told to self-isolate after Covid-19 cases were confirmed there. In a notice, the management of the estate located along Kamiti Road asked residents to undertake 14-day self-isolation with their children. The notice indicated…

The US government has reportedly offered to build a Sh3 billion health facility in Murang’a County as it pushes for the renewal of a land lease for American food processor, Del Monte. Del Monte grows fruits on a 22,000-acre chunk of land in the county but various parties including Kandara Residents…

UK-based independent boarding and day school, Durham School has become the latest international school to enter the Kenyan market. Durham, one of the oldest schools in Britain, on Tuesday announced it has launched an international academy in Nairobi.  The 600-year-old institution said it will…

Kenya on Wednesday resumed domestic flights three months after airlines suspended operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes after President Kenyatta lifted travel restrictions last week and ordered the resumption of local and international flights on July 15th and August 1st respectively…

Police have launched a search for two armed robbers caught on tape shooting a civilian in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area on Tuesday. In a clip shared on social media, one of the two men is seen firing at a man after a botched robbery incident in Eastleigh’s 14th Street before escaping on a motorcycle.…