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A Kenyan clinical officer is reportedly among those who have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Kenya.
The medic is said to have contracted the highly contagious disease in the line of duty, according to the Kenya Union of Clinical Workers.
Addressing the press on Tuesday, the union’s secretary-…
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Retired Catholic Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana ‘aNzeki has passed away after a long illness.
Ndingi, 88, is reported to have fallen ill on Monday night at Archdiocesan Clergy home where he was living and was rushed to Mater Hospital in Nairobi where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
His passing…
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Kenya is set to use boarding schools as makeshift isolation centers for coronavirus patients as well as suspected cases.
The Education Ministry was on Monday directed to identify at least 20 boarding schools in each of the 47 counties to serve as isolation facilities.
Deputy President William Ruto…
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The Ministry of Interior has dismissed as fake a letter suggesting that the government is preparing to impose a 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus.
The ministry, through Twitter on Monday, disowned the letter that has since gone viral on social media after it was shared…
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PrideInn Hotel in Nairobi has released a 20-year-old Kenyan student who had been detained at the facility for failing to pay a bill amounting to Sh45,000.
The student; Mayombe Odubah had been quarantined at the high-end hotel after she returned to the country from abroad last week.
Speaking to…
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The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya is projected to hit 10,000 by the end of April 2020, according to the Health Ministry.
In a media briefing on Monday, the ministry’s Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth said they expect to have about 1,000 infections in the first week of April and 5,000 in…
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The number of coronavirus infections in the country has climbed to 50 after eight new cases were confirmed on Monday.
Speaking during a media briefing at Afya House on Monday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the new cases were recorded in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kitui counties.
Six of the…
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A 49-year-old Kenyan man has died after he was allegedly beaten by police officers on Friday night when the dusk-to-dawn curfew declared by President Uhuru took effect.
Khamisi Juma Bega, a boda-boda operator from Kwale County was reportedly returning home after dropping an expectant woman to…
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At least 38 MPs believed to have come into contact with a coronavirus patient are set to be tested for the illness.
This comes after the National Assembly submitted to the Health Ministry a list of 50 people comprising MPs and parliamentary staff who interacted with Rabai MP William Mwamkale Kamoti…
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Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie has been summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over his claims about the coronavirus pandemic.
Kiarie has been ordered to report to Kabete DCI offices for questioning over the allegations he made on social media on Sunday.
In a lengthy Facebook…
