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Kenya confirmed 11 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, April 28th, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 374.
Out of the 11 new cases, seven were confirmed in Nairobi County and four in Mombasa, according to Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Health Dr. Rashid…
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The US government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has committed additional funding of $6.6 million (Sh705 million) towards Kenya’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The funds will be used for surveillance, laboratory supplies, and staffing costs, among others,…
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A Kenyan man suffering from Covid-19 on Sunday, April 26th, attempted to commit suicide at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, according to reports.
The 30-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital’s Covid-19 isolation ward on Saturday, April 25th, and is said to have tried to take away his life…
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Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) has announced it will hold a virtual graduation ceremony amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ndirangu Kioni in a statement said the university’s senate made the decision after the government banned all social gatherings to avert the…
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Restaurants in Kenya have been given a green light to reopen to the public, weeks after they were ordered to shut down to avert the spread of Covid-19.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe however stated that the eateries must put in place strict social distancing measures to be allowed to operate…
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Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom amid the Covid-19 pandemic have been offered another chance to return home.
This comes days after a Kenya Airways (KQ) flight that was set to ferry back Kenyans from the UK on Saturday, April 25th was canceled at the last minute.
Kenya’s Ambassador to the UK…
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Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has protested the withdrawal of security detail and drivers assigned to him. The drivers and bodyguards at his Upper Hill office and Mua residence were withdrawn on Friday, April 24th, days after he vowed to terminate a deal that saw the national…
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Over 100,000 poor Kenyan families are benefitting from the weekly stipend announced by President Kenyatta on April 16th.
The allowance provided by the government is meant to cushion vulnerable families from the negative economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In an interview with a local radio…
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18 people, among them four minors, have been arrested after they were found in a nude party in Nairobi.
The 18, aged between 14 and 30 years, were busted partying at an apartment in Nairobi’s Jamhuri estate on Sunday evening, according to police.
Police said all of them were found naked in a house…
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US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter on Sunday called out Kericho Governor Prof. Paul Chepkwony after he unveiled medical equipment donated by the US early this year.
Chepkwony, through Twitter, posted images of the equipment saying it will help the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KeMRI)…
