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Kenya has registered 29 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 110, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. In a media briefing at Afya House, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe also announced the passing of two more Covid-19 patients, increasing the number…

Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi has recovered from coronavirus, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. Kagwe, in a media briefing on Thursday, said Saburi tested negative for the virus after spending 14 days in isolation. He further announced that Saburi will be charged in court…

The government has released 4,800 inmates as part of its measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Kenya. In a statement on Thursday, the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) said the move is aimed at decongesting Kenyan prisons in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. The…

The government has ordered all Kenyan employers to release their employees not later than 4 pm to ensure they comply with the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed last week by President Kenyatta. In a gazette notice dated Wednesday, April 1st, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said this will ensure…

22 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Kenya within the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. This brings the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 81. Three patients have so far recovered while one has died. In a media briefing on Wednesday, Health…

President Kenyatta has apologized for the brutality meted on Kenyans by police officers enforcing the dusk-to-dawn curfew.  Uhuru conveyed the apology to Kenyans n Wednesday during a televised video call with Brian and Brenda, who have recovered after testing positive for coronavirus. “I…

Two Kenyans who have recovered from coronavirus have spoken out after being discharged from the hospital. The two; Brenda and Brian narrated their stories during a televised video call with President Kenyatta on Wednesday, April, 1st. Kenyatta spoke from State House while the two were at Afya House…

Police in Athi River are holding over 700 youths who were busted holding a meeting at Maanzoni Lodge on Tuesday in contravention of the government’s ban on all gatherings over coronavirus. The group had converged at the popular conferencing facility to strategize for what is said to be 2022…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru could be removed from office if an impeachment motion against her sails through. The impeachment motion prepared by Mutira MCA Kinyua Wangui was received by Kirinyaga County Assembly Speaker Waweru Gathumbi on Monday and will be formally tabled in the House on…

The number of coronavirus infections in Kenya has climbed to 59 after the Health Ministry confirmed nine new cases within the past 24 hours. Speaking to reporters at Afya House on Tuesday, Health Ministry’s Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said the nine cases were recorded from…