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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…

Hawk-eyed Kenyans were quick to notice something unusual with the number plate of President Kenyatta’s car. Kenyatta’s motorcade arrived at his Harambee House office in Nairobi on Sunday evening ahead of his address to the nation on the coronavirus pandemic. But what puzzled Kenyans on social media…

Kenya has recorded two more cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), President Kenyatta has announced. Kenyatta made the announcement while addressing the nation from Harambee House, Nairobi on Sunday evening. Uhuru said the two new cases came into contact with a 27-year-old Kenyan woman who was diagnosed…

Following the confirmation of two more coronavirus cases in Kenya, President Uhuru has banned travelers from all countries affected by the pandemic for 30 days. Kenyatta said the restriction will take effect in the next 48 hours and only Kenyan nationals and foreigners with permits will be granted…

22 people have been taken to the coronavirus isolation ward at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, the Health Ministry has said. The 22 are believed to have had close contact with a 27-year-old Kenyan woman who tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday night. A majority of those in isolation are residents…