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Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has ordered city askaris, popularly known as ‘Kanjo’, to suspend the arrest of lawbreakers until further notice. In a statement on Tuesday, Sonko said the move is aimed at combating the spread of coronavirus and directed Acting County Secretary Justus Kathenge…

Kenya has temporarily closed its embassy in Paris, France due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Kenyan Ambassador to France Prof. Judi Wakhungu on Tuesday said the embassy will halt operations from Wednesday, March 18th to Friday, March 27th, due to the rapid spread of the virus in France…

Kenyans online have reacted after former Nairobi Governor Polycarp Igathe rejoined Equity Bank on Monday, just two days after he resigned from his position at Vivo Energy. Igathe was on Monday appointed as Equity Bank’s Chief Commercial Officer, a role he previously held at the lender. Equity first…

Kenya and the rest of African countries are set to receive millions of coronavirus testing kits, masks, and protective gear. The equipment has been donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the co-founder of e-commerce multinational Alibaba. Ma announced on Monday he will donate a total of 1.1…

Police and officials from Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board (KMPDB) on Monday raided a Nairobi-based clinic claiming to sell coronavirus (Covid-19) test kits. Avanè Cosmetic-Dermatology Clinic and Medical Spa, located at Yaya Centre, was raided after an advert claiming it was selling…

More than 650 British soldiers were recently confined to their barracks in Laikipia, Kenya after several of them allegedly engaged in unprotected sex with local commercial sex workers. The military officers of the 3rd Battalion were in Kenya to participate in Exercise Askari Storm, according to a…

Nurses attached to the coronavirus isolation ward at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi have staged a go-slow citing fear of contracting the virus. The health workers complained they have not been provided with protective gear and were yet to undergo proper training on how to handle Covid-19 patients.…

A 23-year-old Kenyan social media user has been arrested for publishing false and misleading information about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Elijah Muthui Kitonyo was arrested on Sunday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Mwingi, Kitui County. Kitonyo is…

Neno Evangelism Pastor James Ng’ang’a has dismissed claims by the government that Kenya is prepared to handle the coronavirus epidemic.    Pastor Ng’ang’a comments about the disease in a video that emerged on social media after the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in Kenya on Thursday…

The coronavirus pandemic appears to have turned the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) into a ‘ghost’ airdrome if photos shared on social media are anything to go by. JKIA is the busiest airport in East Africa and acts as the region's travel hub. Images posted on Twitter on Sunday by Kenyan…