KENYA NEWS

A 66-year-old Kenyan man has died of coronavirus in Nairobi, the Ministry of Health has announced. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the man died while receiving treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Thursday. The deceased was diagnosed with Covid-19 after…

Goldenscape Group Limited founder and CEO Peter Wangai Muriithi has been arrested three weeks after he went into hiding. Wangai was nabbed by detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday over fraud accusations. He is accused of luring…

Weston Hotel, which is owned by Deputy President William Ruto, is set to be closed indefinitely following the coronavirus outbreak in the country. In a statement on Thursday, the management of the hotel said they will stop operations from Monday, March 30th until further notice in a bid to minimize…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has offered to donate 50 percent of his salary towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Babu wrote to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi on Thursday requesting to have half of his monthly earning slashed for use in combating the deadly disease. An MP…

Kenya’s Health Ministry, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, has banned the sale of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine drugs without a medical doctor’s prescription. This is after it was established that Kenyans are buying the two drugs from local pharmacies and chemists to self-medicate for…

In a bid to free-up funds for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, President Uhuru on Wednesday announced high-ranking officials in the Executive arm of the government would take up pay cuts. Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto will have their monthly salaries trimmed by 80 percent. This means…

President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto are set to take an 80 percent pay cut with the funds being channeled towards fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing the nation on Wednesday, President Uhuru said other senior ranking officials in the Executive arm of government will also…

President Kenyatta has declared nationwide dusk to dawn curfew effective Friday, March 27th as part of the measures to combat the spread coronavirus. Kenyatta, who addressed the nation from State House on Wednesday, said the restriction will run daily between 7 pm and 5 am. Those who will be…

One of the coronavirus patients in Kenya has been fully cured of the infection, President Kenyatta has said. Addressing the nation from State House, Nairobi on Wednesday evening, Kenyatta said this is the first recovery from the disease in Kenya and confirms the country’s readiness in fighting the…

Police are holding controversial blogger Cyprian Nyakundi in connection with a post he recently published on social media. Nyakundi was arrested on Tuesday after he presented himself at Nairobi Central Police Station, where he was summoned by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal…