KENYA NEWS

A 10-year-old Kenyan boy suffering from a brain tumor and who is stuck in India together with his dad has pleaded with the government to evacuate them from there. Lewis Chege, accompanied by his father Simon Leiyan, left Kenya on February 26th, 2020 for cancer treatment at Max Super Specialty…

The death of renowned Kenyan Swahili author Prof. Ken Walibora has taken a new twist after an autopsy revealed he had stab wounds. It was previously reported that Walibora died at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after he was hit by a passenger bus while crossing a road in Nairobi CBD. The ‘Siku…

At least 15 people are feared dead following flashfloods and mudslides witnessed at the border of Elgeyo-Marakwet and West Pokot Counties on Saturday evening. Several areas, including Chesogon trading center, were cut off as a result of heavy rains, according to Elgeyo-Marakwet Police Commander…

A Nakuru Member of County Assembly (MCA) has lost his life in a road accident along the Nakuru—Naivasha highway. Karanja Mburu, who was the MCA of Lakeview Ward in Naivasha, is said to have lost control of his car near Viewpoint area in Gilgil before veering off the road and ramming a tree. The…

Kenya on Saturday confirmed 16 additional cases of the Covid-19 disease, raising the total number of infections in the country to 262. The 16 positive cases were confirmed from 1,015 samples tested in the past 24 hours, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said in a media briefing on Saturday. 15…

Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Ezekiel Mutua has angered Kenyans on social media after he called them out for hating on their leaders. Mutua, nicknamed ‘Kenyan moral policeman’, took to Twitter on Friday to implore Kenyans to change their attitudes towards elected leaders and instead…

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has revealed how a group of Kenyans pretending to be mourners carried an empty coffin to trick authorities into allowing them to travel from Nairobi to Homa Bay county. This was after the government banned people from entering or leaving the Nairobi…

Kenya on Saturday confirmed 16 additional cases of the Covid-19 disease, raising the total number of infections in the country to 262. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, in a media briefing, said the 16 positive cases were confirmed from 1,015 samples tested in the past 24 hours. 15 out of the…

It costs about Sh1 million to treat a single Covid-19 patient in Kenya, the Health Ministry has revealed. The bill comprises protective gear worn by doctors and nurses, food, medicine, hospital bed and other services provided to patients during their stay in hospital. For example, the cost of one…

Kenyans quarantined in five facilities in Nairobi over Covid-19 will have their quarantine period extended by 14 more days, the Health Ministry has said. This is after the individuals held in these centers were found to have defied social distancing directive and instead had close contact and…