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Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe is not happy with a section of Kenyans, who he described as undisciplined. Speaking on Tuesday when he announced the confirmation of nine new coronavirus cases, CS Kagwe slammed some Kenyans for disregarding the guidelines issued by the government to prevent…

Six million face masks procured by the German army have gone missing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, according to reports. The masks were meant to help German military personnel to protect themselves from coronavirus, which has infected nearly 400,000 people globally and…

A consignment of medical equipment donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to help Kenya fight the coronavirus epidemic has arrived in Kenya. The package containing 20,000 Covid-19 testing kits, 100,000 masks, and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta…

The tally of coronavirus cases in the country has climbed to 16 after one new case was confirmed on Monday. Speaking during a media briefing at Afya House on Monday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the new patient came into contact with one of the eight cases reported on Sunday. He…

A Rome-based Kenyan Catholic priest tested positive for coronavirus a week after he led a burial service in Siaya County. Father Richard Onyango Oduor is among the eight people who the Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed they had been diagnosed with the disease, pushing the total number of…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has refuted reports claiming that he met Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi before he tested positive for coronavirus. Odinga, through a statement dispatched by his spokesperson Dennis Onyango on Monday, dismissed the reports as false, saying he only met Mombasa Deputy…

A Kenyan man who recently returned to the country from the United States has been placed under mandatory isolation after he allegedly refused to self-quarantine. The man landed in Nairobi on March 10th and was screened at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and allowed to enter. He…

Controversial Kenyan blogger Robert Alai has been arraigned in court for allegedly publishing fake information about the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Alai, who appeared before Nairobi Resident Magistrate Muema Ndungi on Monday, was charged with publishing false information contrary to…

Members of Parliament (MPs) were last week left shocked after a nominee to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) failed to produce her KCPE and KCSE certificates. Leila Abdi Ali, who has been nominated as a TSC commissioner by President Uhuru, appeared before the National Assembly’s Education…

Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi is among eight news people in Kenya who have tested positive for coronavirus. On Sunday, the Health Ministry announced the confirmation of eight new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 15. The eight cases include…