KENYA NEWS

The Wall Street Journal has named Kenya Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe as one of the leaders who have emerged as ‘heroes’ in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the world. Kagwe was featured alongside three other leaders in the Wall Street Journal article written by Sam Walker.…

A jobless Kenyan nurse has resorted to hawking face masks on the streets of Nakuru town while educating her clients on how to protect themselves from coronavirus. Mercy Jelagat, in an interview with NTV on Saturday, said she has been selling the masks to motorists, passengers, and passersby since…

Police in Nairobi are holding a 39-year-old Kenyan woman described as a notorious robbery with violence suspect. The suspect; Elizabeth Akinyi was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi CBD on Saturday. The DCI said Akinyi was nabbed near Nyayo…

The Health Ministry has directed Kenyans to wear face masks when going out for shopping in open areas including supermarkets as well as open-air markets. In a press briefing on Saturday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said this will help to control the transmission of coronavirus. “We are…

A Kenyan family on Friday endured a cold night after their landlady removed their house’s roof over Sh500 rent arrear. Elijah Okumu, a boda-boda operator in Eldoret town, said the landlady instructed a carpenter to remove his house’s iron sheets after he failed to pay her the amount.  Okumu…

A middle-aged Kenyan man has donated Sh10,500 towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the country. David Ndung’u Wanjohi, a small-scale business owner, wrote a cheque to President Kenyatta seeking to have the amount put in the national Covid-19 management kitty. Given that he does not…

Deputy President William Ruto has refuted claims that he has been busy tending to cabbages at his farm in Sugoi, Uasin Gishu County. Ruto, through Twitter on Saturday, shared a photo of his expansive cabbage farm and clarified that he has not been there. Ruto instead said he is busy helping…

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has hailed Kenya Airways pilot who died of coronavirus on Wednesday, April 1st as a hero. In a message of condolence to the family of Captain Daudi Kimuyu Kibati, CS Kagwe said the deceased made the ultimate sacrifice by evacuating many Kenyans from New York…

Kenya on Saturday confirmed an additional four cases of coronavirus, raising the tally to 126. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, in a media briefing, said the new cases were detected from 372 samples tested in the past 24 hours.  Out of the four cases, three are Kenyans and one is a…

A six-year-old Kenyan boy has become the latest coronavirus patient to die of the disease in Kenya. The boy’s death brings the total number of Covid-19 fatalities in the country to four. In a press briefing on Friday, Health CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said the boy had underlying medical conditions and…