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At least 17 Kenyan MPs and several parliamentary staff have tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports. The MPs were diagnosed with Covid-19 after taking voluntary coronavirus tests last week, The Star and K24 Digital report. An MP who spoke to The Star but declined to be named said this…

The total number of coronavirus infections in Kenya has risen to 172 after the Health Ministry announced the confirmation of 14 new cases. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, in a Covid-19 update on Tuesday, said 12 of the new patients are Kenyans and two are foreign nationals. In addition, four…

Hours after President Kenyatta banned the movement of people in and out of Nairobi metropolitan area to stem the spread of coronavirus, it has emerged that some Kenyans are flouting the directive. A video shared on social media on Tuesday shows a group of Kenyans using shortcuts, locally known as ‘…

The government will dispose of bodies of coronavirus victims if their families fail to pick the remains within 24 hours, chief government pathologist Johansen Oduor has said. Oduor said families of the victims will be given 24 hours to pick and bury their loved ones failure to which the government…

President Kenyatta says a countrywide lockdown is not among the options on the table in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a joint interview with Inooro, Coro and Kameme FM stations on Tuesday, Kenyatta termed the idea of putting the country on lockdown as far-fetched,…

President Kenyatta says he personally ordered the arrest of Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi for defying quarantine order and spreading the coronavirus disease in the country. Uhuru, in a joint interview with three Kikuyu FM stations on Tuesday, said Saburi should be imprisoned for 10 years to…

A Kenyan family has lamented after their quarantine bill at a four-star hotel in Nairobi hit Sh400,000.  The family comprising five members were booked to PrideInn Hotel in Westlands last month following the government directive requiring all people arriving from abroad to quarantine in…

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua wants the government to waiver water and electricity bills for Kenyans in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Mutua, through Twitter, said this would cushion Kenyans from the economic challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, noting that household users should…

Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi has been arraigned in court after he was arrested on Friday for refusing to self-quarantine after returning to the country from Germany on March 6th. Saburi, who was arrested after being discharged from Coast General Hospital after recovering from coronavirus,…

President Kenyatta has announced the confirmation of 16 additional cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 158. Uhuru, in a state address from State House on Monday, also announced the death toll from Covid-19 has climbed to six after the passing of two more…