KENYA NEWS

Kenyan ICT expert, Dr. Catherine Adeya has been named the Director of Research at the World Wide Web (WWW) Foundation effective August 17th. The foundation announced Dr. Adeya’s appointment to the position in a statement on Monday, saying she will play a critical role in shaping the future…

Kenya Airways (KQ) Chairman Michael Joseph says the airline plans to resume direct flights to the US in October. Joseph said KQ will initially fly to JFK International Airport in New York once per week and increase frequencies based on demand. “I think we will go once a week and then we will start…

A month after she was sent to jail, the family of Grace Wakhungu has reportedly raised Sh800 million to secure her freedom. People Daily on Monday reported that the powerful Awori family fund-raised and exceeded the Sh707 million fine handed to Ms. Wakhungu by a Nairobi court on June 25th. A source…

A Kenyan nurse who gave birth while battling Covid-19 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has died. The 32-year-old nurse from Rachuonyo, Homabay County successfully delivered the child at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) on July 24th, four days after she tested positive for Covid-19.…

The government says travelers from Tanzania will not be barred from entering Kenya following the resumption of international flights on Saturday. Tanzania was angered by the government’s decision to exclude it from the list of 18 countries cleared for international flights to and from Kenya.…

Distinguished Kenyan sociologist Dr. Ken Ouko has died at a Nairobi hospital. Dr. Ouko, a lecturer at the University of Nairobi (UoN), succumbed to Covid-19 complications on Saturday morning, according to UoN communications director John Orindi. He died while undergoing treatment at the Agha Khan…

Kenya on Saturday resumed international flights ending a four-month interruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. At least five Kenya Airways flights left the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi to various destinations including Ethiopia and the United Kingdom. The first…

A new report has revealed the amount of support Kenya has received from the US government to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The report released this week by the US Department of State shows that Kenya has so far been given $16.3 million (Sh1.76 billion) by Trump’s administration to boost its response…

23 patients have succumbed to Covid-19 in Kenya, making it the highest number of fatalities recorded in the country in a single day. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said a 16-year-old patient was among the 23 people who lost their lives to the virus. This raised the Covid-19 death toll in the country to 324…

Tanzania has banned Kenya Airways (KQ) flights from flying to its airports.  This is in response to Kenya’s decision to exclude Tanzania from the list of countries whose passengers are allowed to travel to Kenya as international flights resume in the country on Saturday. Tanzania Civil…