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Kenyan gospel singer Ruth Matete’s Nigerian husband, Pastor John Apewajoye succumbed to multiple organ failure occasioned by the burn injuries he sustained in a fire incident, an autopsy has revealed. The postmortem conducted by Chief Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor on Thursday showed…

The number of coronavirus infections in Kenya has jumped to 320 after 17 additional cases were confirmed on Thursday. In a media briefing at Afya House, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said all the 17 new patients are Kenyan nationals. The 17 cases are from 668…

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has asked President Kenyatta to put the county under total lockdown to avert further spread of Covid-19. Speaking on Thursday, Governor Joho termed the Covid-19 situation in Mombasa as worrying, adding that things could get out of hand in the next few weeks if more…

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi says none of the MPs and parliamentary employees tested for Covid-19 early this month was found to be suffering from the disease. Lancet Kenya, a Nairobi-based private laboratory, was contracted by Parliament to conduct Covid-19 tests on MPs between April 2nd…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has rolled out mass production of protective face masks to aid in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The national airline targets to make more than 1,000 face masks per day from unused materials from its stores, KQ Managing Director and CEO Allan Kilavuka said in a…

21 Kenyan youth have been sent into forced quarantine after they were allegedly busted shooting raunchy videos in Nakuru on Wednesday. Police said the 21, among them eight males and 13 females, are students drawn from different high schools and universities and are members of a WhatsApp group…

Police constable Emmanuel Oyobe has been charged with the murder of Leeds University student Carilton Maina. Oyobe, a police officer who was attached to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Police Post, was arraigned before High Court Justice Jessie Lessit on Thursday. He is accused of fatally shooting…

The Nairobi Hospital has received approval from the Health Ministry to carry out Covid-19 testing. In a statement on Wednesday, the health facility said it has also been validated by the National Influenza Laboratory to offer Covid-19 testing services and has the capacity to examine 80 samples per…

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) officers are set to take pay cuts amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In a memo sent to commanders in charge of various KDF units across the country, the officers were informed that their monthly salaries will be trimmed until the crisis ends. The money raised from the pay cuts…

Activities in Kabarnet, Baringo County were on Wednesday brought to a standstill after a swarm of the dreaded paederus eximius beetles, locally known as ‘Nairobi fly’, invaded the town. The insects covered most parts of the town including roads, bus stations, and business premises, forcing…