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President Kenyatta has dismissed reports that scientists from the United Kingdom are planning to trial a Covid-19 vaccine in Kenya. Reports on Friday claimed that Oxford University researchers had identified Kenya as their alternative location to test their vaccine if they fail to get desired…
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Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has reacted to reports that scientists from the United Kingdom are considering trialing their Covid-19 vaccine in Kenya. It was reported on Friday that the researchers from Oxford University have identified Kenya as their alternative location to test the vaccine…
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Kenya’s countrywide dusk-to-dawn curfew has been extended by a further 21 days, President Kenyatta has said. Addressing the nation from State House on Saturday, Kenyatta also announced the ban on movement of people into and out of Nairobi metropolitan area and the counties of Mombasa, Kilifi, and…
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Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Ezekiel Mutua has once again told off Kenyans over their negative attitude towards government officials. Mutua, in a Facebook post on Saturday, April 25th, said it is an uphill task to deal with Kenyans, describing them as “arrogant, ignorant and impatient…
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Five Kenyan truck drivers who traveled to Uganda from Kenya have tested positive for coronavirus in the neighboring country. Three of the drivers entered Uganda through Malaba while two arrived via Busia, according to Uganda’s Health Ministry. The five Kenyan nationals are among 11 new cases of…
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16 more Kenyans have tested positive for Covid-19, raising the country’s infections tally to 336. The 16 new cases were detected from 946 samples tested in the country in the last 24 hours, according to Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rashid Aman. Aman, in a press briefing on Friday,…
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A Kenyan couple that is presently stuck in India due to the Covid-19 lockdown is mourning the death of their son, who was killed in a road accident. Former Capital FM presenter Laura Lubengo, through Twitter on Thursday, said her cousin traveled to India with her husband, who was receiving cancer…
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The government has responded to reports that researchers from Oxford University in the UK are planning to conduct trials for their Covid-19 vaccine in Kenya. In a press briefing on Friday, Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Health Rashid Aman said Kenya was not aware of such…
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US President Trump on Thursday held telephone conversations with two African leaders, including Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta. Trump and Kenyatta talked about Kenya’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to wreak havoc across the world, according to BBC. He also held a separate…
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UK scientists have identified Kenya as their alternative place to conduct trials for their Covid-19 vaccine, according to reports. The researchers drawn from Oxford University said they will turn to Kenya if they fail to get early quick results for the trials in the UK. They picked Kenya as they…