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President Kenyatta has banned the movement of people in and out of Nairobi Metropolitan Area (NMA), Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa counties for a duration of 21 days to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Addressing the nation from State House on Monday, Kenyatta said the cessation of movement in and out…
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Kenya has extended the ban on all international passenger flights by 30 more days effective Monday, April 6th.
This comes ahead of the expiry of the initial two-week ban that took effect on March 25th to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country.
The extension was announced on…
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The government has issued a directive requiring families who lose their loved ones to coronavirus to bury them within 24 hours from the time of death.
While announcing the directive on Sunday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Mercy Mwangangi also noted that burials of Covid-19 victims will…
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The number of coronavirus infections in Kenya has climbed to 142 after 16 additional cases were confirmed on Sunday.
In a media briefing on Sunday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said the 16 new cases were detected from 530 samples examined in the past 24 hours.
Dr…
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The Wall Street Journal has named Kenya Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe as one of the leaders who have emerged as ‘heroes’ in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the world.
Kagwe was featured alongside three other leaders in the Wall Street Journal article written by Sam Walker.…
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A jobless Kenyan nurse has resorted to hawking face masks on the streets of Nakuru town while educating her clients on how to protect themselves from coronavirus.
Mercy Jelagat, in an interview with NTV on Saturday, said she has been selling the masks to motorists, passengers, and passersby since…
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Police in Nairobi are holding a 39-year-old Kenyan woman described as a notorious robbery with violence suspect.
The suspect; Elizabeth Akinyi was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi CBD on Saturday.
The DCI said Akinyi was nabbed near Nyayo…
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The Health Ministry has directed Kenyans to wear face masks when going out for shopping in open areas including supermarkets as well as open-air markets.
In a press briefing on Saturday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said this will help to control the transmission of coronavirus.
“We are…
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A Kenyan family on Friday endured a cold night after their landlady removed their house’s roof over Sh500 rent arrear.
Elijah Okumu, a boda-boda operator in Eldoret town, said the landlady instructed a carpenter to remove his house’s iron sheets after he failed to pay her the amount.
Okumu…
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A middle-aged Kenyan man has donated Sh10,500 towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
David Ndung’u Wanjohi, a small-scale business owner, wrote a cheque to President Kenyatta seeking to have the amount put in the national Covid-19 management kitty.
Given that he does not…
