KENYA NEWS

Police in Nairobi have launched a manhunt for at least 50 people who allegedly escaped from quarantine on Tuesday, April 21st. The escapees are among persons who had been placed under quarantine at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in Nairobi. They are said to have fled after police…

Renowned Kenyan Swahili author Prof. Ken Walibora has been laid to rest, a week after he was found dead. Prof. Walibora, 56, was buried at his rural home in Cherangany, Trans-Nzoia County on Wednesday in absence of his wife, Ann Chebet and children Sheila Zawadi and Katila Samba, who all live in…

President Kenyatta has responded to calls for the government to compel landlords to waiver rent charges for their tenants during the Covid-19 crisis. Kenyatta, in an interview with Swahili FM stations at State House on Wednesday, said he does not have the powers to make such directives, and doing…

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has announced he will move to court terminate a deal that saw the national government take over key Nairobi County government functions. Sonko, through Facebook, claimed that the takeover process has been hijacked by some national government officials in a bid…

The number of Covid-19 infections in Kenya has passed 300 mark after seven additional cases were confirmed on Wednesday. The seven new cases are from 707 samples tested in the last 24 hours and raise the tally of Covid-19 infections in the country to 303, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said…

33 church members among them a pastor were on Tuesday arrested in Ngurubani, Kirinyaga County for defying the government’s ban on social gatherings. Police officers found the 33 people worshiping inside a house belonging to one of the congregants on Tuesday morning. Confirming the incident, Mwea-…

15 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Kenya, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 296. Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi in a media briefing on Tuesday said the 15 cases are from 545 samples tested in the past 24 hours. Out of the…

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) on Tuesday flew military choppers with banners carrying different messages to show their solidarity with frontline workers in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The military helicopters flew over Nairobi displaying different banners with one written "God bless…

A Kenyan driver claimed to have tested positive for Covid-19 after ferrying ‘fake’ mourners carrying an empty coffin from Nairobi to Homa Bay County has given his side of the story. Last Saturday, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said the driver and his group carried an empty coffin and forged documents…

US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter exchanged words with Kenyans on Twitter following his tweet on Sunday. In the tweet, Amb. McCarter urged Kenyans to wear masks and maintain social distancing to avoid catching “Wuhan flu” (Covid-19). "Only a fraction of the wananchi are wearing masks and social…