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Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) officials have developed rapid test kits that will give coronavirus results within 15 minutes. The rapid test kit is a simple kit similar to that used in HIV testing and has three unilateral lines that will check for any SARS-like virus. To test for Covid-19…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has offered a Sh500,000 reward to any individuals who report tax cheats. The monetary reward will be given to whistleblowers who forward information about businesses, companies, and individuals that breach tax laws, according to a report by Business Daily. The new…

Machakos County health workers are set to be paid special allowances ranging from Sh5,000 to Sh20,000 for their efforts in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.  In a statement on Wednesday, Governor Alfred Mutua said the allowances are meant to motivate and appreciate the health workers…

The Health Ministry has appealed to Kenyans holding oxygen cylinders that are not in use to surrender them to the government. Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said the cylinders will help the ministry stock enough oxygen as the fight against the coronavirus pandemic…

Kenya has confirmed seven new cases of coronavirus raising the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 179. In a media briefing on Wednesday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said all the seven patients, including four females and three males, are Kenyan…

Following reports that at least 17 MPs tested positive for the coronavirus disease, Siaya Senator James Orengo has publicly displayed his Covid-19 test results. Orengo, who doubles up as the Senate minority leader, posted a photo of his results on his Twitter page on Wednesday.  The test…

Engineer Maurice Barasa Namiinda, the first Kenyan to die of coronavirus, has finally been buried, two weeks after his passing.  Namiinda, who succumbed to Covid-19 at the Aga Khan Hospital on March 26th, was laid to rest at his rural home at Naisambu village in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County. The…

The government, through the Health Ministry, has reacted to reports claiming that at least 17 MPs have tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said the ministry was yet to receive any official communication from parliament about…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has reacted to reports that at least 17 Kenyan MPs have tested positive for coronavirus. Kuria, through Facebook on Wednesday, asked Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe to publish the names of the said MPs, saying this will enable those who may have come into contact…

All Kenyan health workers are set to undergo testing for coronavirus to ensure they are safe while handling patients at their workplaces, the Health Ministry has said. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the mass testing of all health workers, including those…