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Kenya has confirmed seven new cases of coronavirus raising the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 179. In a media briefing on Wednesday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said all the seven patients, including four females and three males, are Kenyan…

Following reports that at least 17 MPs tested positive for the coronavirus disease, Siaya Senator James Orengo has publicly displayed his Covid-19 test results. Orengo, who doubles up as the Senate minority leader, posted a photo of his results on his Twitter page on Wednesday.  The test…

Engineer Maurice Barasa Namiinda, the first Kenyan to die of coronavirus, has finally been buried, two weeks after his passing.  Namiinda, who succumbed to Covid-19 at the Aga Khan Hospital on March 26th, was laid to rest at his rural home at Naisambu village in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County. The…

The government, through the Health Ministry, has reacted to reports claiming that at least 17 MPs have tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said the ministry was yet to receive any official communication from parliament about…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has reacted to reports that at least 17 Kenyan MPs have tested positive for coronavirus. Kuria, through Facebook on Wednesday, asked Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe to publish the names of the said MPs, saying this will enable those who may have come into contact…

All Kenyan health workers are set to undergo testing for coronavirus to ensure they are safe while handling patients at their workplaces, the Health Ministry has said. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the mass testing of all health workers, including those…

At least 17 Kenyan MPs and several parliamentary staff have tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports. The MPs were diagnosed with Covid-19 after taking voluntary coronavirus tests last week, The Star and K24 Digital report. An MP who spoke to The Star but declined to be named said this…

The total number of coronavirus infections in Kenya has risen to 172 after the Health Ministry announced the confirmation of 14 new cases. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, in a Covid-19 update on Tuesday, said 12 of the new patients are Kenyans and two are foreign nationals. In addition, four…

Hours after President Kenyatta banned the movement of people in and out of Nairobi metropolitan area to stem the spread of coronavirus, it has emerged that some Kenyans are flouting the directive. A video shared on social media on Tuesday shows a group of Kenyans using shortcuts, locally known as ‘…

The government will dispose of bodies of coronavirus victims if their families fail to pick the remains within 24 hours, chief government pathologist Johansen Oduor has said. Oduor said families of the victims will be given 24 hours to pick and bury their loved ones failure to which the government…