KENYA NEWS

Weston Hotel, which is owned by Deputy President William Ruto, is set to be closed indefinitely following the coronavirus outbreak in the country. In a statement on Thursday, the management of the hotel said they will stop operations from Monday, March 30th until further notice in a bid to minimize…

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has offered to donate 50 percent of his salary towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Babu wrote to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi on Thursday requesting to have half of his monthly earning slashed for use in combating the deadly disease. An MP…

Kenya’s Health Ministry, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, has banned the sale of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine drugs without a medical doctor’s prescription. This is after it was established that Kenyans are buying the two drugs from local pharmacies and chemists to self-medicate for…

In a bid to free-up funds for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, President Uhuru on Wednesday announced high-ranking officials in the Executive arm of the government would take up pay cuts. Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto will have their monthly salaries trimmed by 80 percent. This means…

President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto are set to take an 80 percent pay cut with the funds being channeled towards fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing the nation on Wednesday, President Uhuru said other senior ranking officials in the Executive arm of government will also…

President Kenyatta has declared nationwide dusk to dawn curfew effective Friday, March 27th as part of the measures to combat the spread coronavirus. Kenyatta, who addressed the nation from State House on Wednesday, said the restriction will run daily between 7 pm and 5 am. Those who will be…

One of the coronavirus patients in Kenya has been fully cured of the infection, President Kenyatta has said. Addressing the nation from State House, Nairobi on Wednesday evening, Kenyatta said this is the first recovery from the disease in Kenya and confirms the country’s readiness in fighting the…

Police are holding controversial blogger Cyprian Nyakundi in connection with a post he recently published on social media. Nyakundi was arrested on Tuesday after he presented himself at Nairobi Central Police Station, where he was summoned by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal…

Police in Nairobi have gunned down a man believed to be the mastermind of the Sh72 million ATM robbery that happened in September last year. Wycliff Vincent Oduor was shot dead by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi’s Kayole estate on Tuesday night. The DCI…

Kenya Airways has offered to fly back American citizens and US lawful permanent residents wishing to leave the country in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. This was announced on Wednesday by the United States Embassy in Nairobi through its official Twitter and Facebook pages. The Embassy…