KENYA NEWS

Kenyan scientists have begun tests on a local traditional herb to determine its efficacy in treating Covid-19. The herb scientifically known as Ajuga Remota or Wanjiru wa Rurii in Kikuyu has been used by Gikuyu and Aembu people to effectively treat Malaria. And now researchers from the Institute of…

The Chinese Embassy in Nairobi has refuted reports that its citizens are set to exit the country en masse over fears of contracting Covid-19.  The Embassy through its spokesperson Xueqing Huang termed a report claiming that 400 Chinese nationals will leave the country on June 16th as…

Four people have tested positive for Covid-19 at State House, Nairobi. The four cases were recorded following mass testing carried out last Thursday, according to State House spokesperson Kanze Dena. Dena said the four State House employees were taken to the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral,…

A Kenyan jua kali artisan who made a unique multipurpose garden bench is set to become a millionaire after he received multiple orders. Stephen Odhiambo, an artisan operating along Ngong’ Road in Nairobi says he has so far received over 700 orders after a video of the convertible bench emerged on…

Officials from the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) have questioned Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi over utterances he made a week ago. Sudi was summoned by the commission on Monday to explain his claims regarding the dreaded Mungiki sect. “I have met the NCIC officials, and I have…

Kenyans on social media have rejected the Ministry of Health’s appeal for blood donation amid a shortage in the country. Through Twitter on Friday, the ministry invited Kenyans to donate blood in various stations across the country in a campaign aimed at restocking the drying blood bank. “The…

Emurua-Dikirr MP Johanna Ngeno is counting losses amounting to over Sh4 million after his 22 dairy cows died after consuming contaminated feed. The Holstein Friesian cattle are said to have dropped dead one after the other shortly after they were fed with the mineral product reportedly imported…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has undergone voluntary Covid-19 testing in Nairobi. Odinga took the test at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) Centre in Mbagathi, Nairobi on Sunday. He said the move is aimed at encouraging more Kenyans to be tested for the disease to know their health status. “I…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has refuted reports that he held a night meeting with impeached Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru. Odinga in a statement termed the report published on Sunday Nation as false, noting that he never met Waiguru as alleged and neither has he instructed ODM Senators to save her…

The number of people who have died of Covid-19 in Kenya hit 100 on Saturday after four more patients succumbed to the virus.  The country also recorded 57 new recoveries, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients who have defeated the disease to 1,221. At the same time, the Health Ministry…