KENYA NEWS

Veteran Kenyan politician and former South Kinangop MP Kimani Wa Nyoike has died at the age of 85, his family has said. Kimani, who also unsuccessfully vied for president in 1997, passed away on Wednesday, April 29th, while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital. He had been battling an…

Deputy President William Ruto says he speaks in tongues because he does not have a godfather. On Wednesday, April 29th, The Standard newspaper published an article on its front-page titled: “Speaking in Tongues.” In the story, the publication intimated that DP Ruto has turned to the scriptures to…

Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has received a Talino Forensic Workstation donated by Sumuri, a US-based technology company. The DCI in a statement on Tuesday, April 28th, said the crime analysis equipment will be a game changer in the manner in which investigations into…

The number of Covid-19 infections in Kenya has jumped to 374 after 11 more people tested positive for the disease.  In a media briefing on Tuesday, April 28th, Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Health Dr. Rashid Aman said the 11 cases were detected from 589 samples tested…

Kenya confirmed 11 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, April 28th, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 374. Out of the 11 new cases, seven were confirmed in Nairobi County and four in Mombasa, according to Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Health Dr. Rashid…

The US government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has committed additional funding of $6.6 million (Sh705 million) towards Kenya’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The funds will be used for surveillance, laboratory supplies, and staffing costs, among others,…

A Kenyan man suffering from Covid-19 on Sunday, April 26th, attempted to commit suicide at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, according to reports. The 30-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital’s Covid-19 isolation ward on Saturday, April 25th, and is said to have tried to take away his life…

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) has announced it will hold a virtual graduation ceremony amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ndirangu Kioni in a statement said the university’s senate made the decision after the government banned all social gatherings to avert the…

Restaurants in Kenya have been given a green light to reopen to the public, weeks after they were ordered to shut down to avert the spread of Covid-19. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe however stated that the eateries must put in place strict social distancing measures to be allowed to operate…

Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom amid the Covid-19 pandemic have been offered another chance to return home. This comes days after a Kenya Airways (KQ) flight that was set to ferry back Kenyans from the UK on Saturday, April 25th was canceled at the last minute. Kenya’s Ambassador to the UK…