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The Ministry of Health fears Kenyan hospitals may be overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients if the number of infections continues to spike. This is after 389 Covid-19 positive cases were confirmed on Saturday—the highest daily increase recorded in the country since the outbreak. The new cases pushed the…

Kenya Airways (KQ) is set to lay off hundreds of employees in a rightsizing exercise aimed at addressing the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its business. KQ CEO Allan Kilavuka in a memo said the move was informed by the airline’s dwindling revenues in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic…

Police in Ethiopia are holding Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma, according to reports. Juma was arrested on Friday while covering protests that broke out in Ethiopia's Oromia region following the killing of popular musician Hachalu Hundessa. Hundessa, who was perceived as an activist for the Oromo…

Kenyans with long-term Schengen visas have been exempted from the recent travel ban announced by the European Union (EU). Only travelers from 15 countries have been cleared to travel to the 31 EU member countries, which began reopening their borders on Wednesday. Kenya is not among the 15 countries…

A Kenyan police officer who was on Wednesday found guilty of raping a pregnant woman who had gone to report a case at Lamu Police Station has been jailed for life. Rodgers Ouma, 28, was handed the sentence on Friday by Lamu Principal Magistrate Allan Temba after he was convicted of rape and abuse…

Sports, Culture and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has become an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Amina was among the 198 advocates admitted to the bar during a ceremony presided over by Chief Justice David Maraga at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on Friday. The admission paves the way…

A 100-year-old Kenyan has become the oldest person in the country to contract Covid-19, according to the Health Ministry. The centenarian is among the 247 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in the country on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 7,188. All the new patients except five…

A Kenyan doctor has earned praise from American billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates over his role in the fight against Covid-19. Gates, in his Heroes in the Field segment on YouTube and Gates Notes publication, lauded Bernard Olayo for his contribution in saving the lives of Covid-19 patients…

John Orinda, the father to DJ Evolve, has come to the defense of Embakasi East MP Babu Owino amid backlash from Kenyans online. Addressing the media on Thursday, Mr. Orinda described MP Owino as a “good man” despite the fact that he nearly shot dead his son in January this year. He stated that the…

The US has donated medical equipment worth millions of shillings to government hospitals in Kenya to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Five hospitals across the country will benefit from the personal protective equipment (PPE) valued at Sh7.9 million. The equipment includes N95 masks…