KENYA NEWS

Malik Obama is under fire for sharing a fake document suggesting that his half-brother, former US President Barack Obama was born in Kenya. The doctored birth certificate uploaded by Malik on Twitter on Monday indicated that Barack was born at the Coast General Hospital in Mombasa on August 4th,…

State House has been placed under lockdown after four employees tested positive for Covid-19, according to reports. The discovery of the four cases led to the introduction of stringent safety protocols at the president’s official residence to prevent further spread of the disease, Citizen TV…

The 100 Cuban doctors imported to the country in 2018 will continue to work in Kenya after the government extended their stay. The medics’ contract was renewed on Monday following the expiry of their initial two-year deal, according to The Star.  Health CS Mutahi Kagwe in a letter to the…

Kenyan scientists have begun tests on a local traditional herb to determine its efficacy in treating Covid-19. The herb scientifically known as Ajuga Remota or Wanjiru wa Rurii in Kikuyu has been used by Gikuyu and Aembu people to effectively treat Malaria. And now researchers from the Institute of…

The Chinese Embassy in Nairobi has refuted reports that its citizens are set to exit the country en masse over fears of contracting Covid-19.  The Embassy through its spokesperson Xueqing Huang termed a report claiming that 400 Chinese nationals will leave the country on June 16th as…

Four people have tested positive for Covid-19 at State House, Nairobi. The four cases were recorded following mass testing carried out last Thursday, according to State House spokesperson Kanze Dena. Dena said the four State House employees were taken to the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral,…

A Kenyan jua kali artisan who made a unique multipurpose garden bench is set to become a millionaire after he received multiple orders. Stephen Odhiambo, an artisan operating along Ngong’ Road in Nairobi says he has so far received over 700 orders after a video of the convertible bench emerged on…

Officials from the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) have questioned Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi over utterances he made a week ago. Sudi was summoned by the commission on Monday to explain his claims regarding the dreaded Mungiki sect. “I have met the NCIC officials, and I have…

Kenyans on social media have rejected the Ministry of Health’s appeal for blood donation amid a shortage in the country. Through Twitter on Friday, the ministry invited Kenyans to donate blood in various stations across the country in a campaign aimed at restocking the drying blood bank. “The…

Emurua-Dikirr MP Johanna Ngeno is counting losses amounting to over Sh4 million after his 22 dairy cows died after consuming contaminated feed. The Holstein Friesian cattle are said to have dropped dead one after the other shortly after they were fed with the mineral product reportedly imported…