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Industrial Area Remand Prison in Nairobi has been placed on high alert following reports that two inmates have been infected with Covid-19.
On Saturday, May 9th, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Rashid Aman confirmed the ministry received reports on the two cases, adding that prisons…
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Kenya on Saturday, May 9th, experienced a nationwide power blackout that lasted for at least five hours.
Power went off at 5.49 am following what Kenya Power termed as “system disturbance in the transmission grid network.”
“Our engineers are working to identify and address the hitch, towards…
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A Kenyan man who fled his home in Mombasa’s Old Town area after testing positive for Covid-19 has been found dead.
The deceased was among five Old Town residents reported to have escaped from their homes with their families after the government banned the movement of people into and out of the…
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Joshua Waiganjo, the Kenyan man accused of masquerading as a senior police officer for many years, has been acquitted of impersonation charges.
His co-accused former Rift Valley Provincial Police boss John M’mbijiwe and former Anti-Stock Theft Unit Commandant Michael Remi Ngugi (now deceased) were…
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A 25-year-old Kenyan woman accused of killing her boyfriend in an argument over who between them would wash dirty dishes was on Thursday, May 7th, charged in court.
Appearing before Milimani High Court Justice James Wakiaga, Susan Njeri Wachiuri was charged with murdering Kelvin Njenga Ng'ang'a…
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The Health Ministry says 34 healthcare workers have been infected with Covid-19 since Kenya confirmed its first case of the illness on March 13th, 2020.
Health director-general Dr. Peter Amoth indicated that none of the 34 medics have succumbed to the disease and a majority of them are responding…
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237 Kenyans who arrived in the country on Thursday, May 7th, from India have been allowed to self-quarantine at home.
The passengers, who were stranded in India for weeks after the country was locked down to contain the spread of Covid-19, landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in…
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Kenyan gospel singer Ruth Matete has accused the Nigerian High Commission in Nairobi of delaying the burial of her later husband, Pastor John Apewajoye.
Ruth, through her lawyer Robert Odanga, claimed the mission has blocked the release of his body for final burial rites, adding that the family has…
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Over 200 Kenyans who were stuck in India for weeks after the country was placed under lockdown over the Covid-19 pandemic have returned to the country.
A chartered Kenya Airways (KQ) flight carrying 233 Kenyans from Mumbai, India landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi…
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Infamous Kenyan police impostor Joshua Waiganjo has been arrested for allegedly violating curfew orders.
Waiganjo was arrested on Wednesday, May 6th, after he went past a police roadblock mounted at Komarock junction in Nairobi, according to Kayole OCPD Wilson Kosgey.
Kosgey said Waiganjo almost…
