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Controversial Kenyan blogger Robert Alai has been arraigned in court for allegedly publishing fake information about the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Alai, who appeared before Nairobi Resident Magistrate Muema Ndungi on Monday, was charged with publishing false information contrary to…
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Members of Parliament (MPs) were last week left shocked after a nominee to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) failed to produce her KCPE and KCSE certificates. Leila Abdi Ali, who has been nominated as a TSC commissioner by President Uhuru, appeared before the National Assembly’s Education…
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Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi is among eight news people in Kenya who have tested positive for coronavirus. On Sunday, the Health Ministry announced the confirmation of eight new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 15. The eight cases include…
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Eight more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Kenya, bringing the total number of infections to 15. This was announced on Sunday by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe during a media briefing at Harambee House, Nairobi. CS Kagwe said the eight patients include five Kenyans and three…
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Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi has announced he has placed himself under self-isolation after he came into contact with deputy governor Gideon Saburi, who tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement on Sunday, Governor Kingi said he received a negative result but he will quarantine himself for…
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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has accused Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho of defying the government’s directive requiring anyone arriving from abroad to self-quarantine for 14 days over coronavirus. In a post on his Twitter page on Sunday, Kuria claimed that Governor Joho recently returned to the…
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Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi was on Sunday arrested and put on 14-day quarantine after he allegedly refused to self-isolate having returned from Germany.  All travelers returning from abroad are required to undertake a mandatory 14-day self-isolation in line with safety guidelines…
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Dr. Pranav Pancholi, the owner of Nairobi-based Avane Cosmetic-Dermatology Clinic has been ordered to pay a fine of Sh500,000. The fine was imposed on Dr. Pancholi by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) after their disciplinary committee found him guilty of publishing a fake…
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A US-based Kenyan student who recently returned from the United States has been quarantined after he exhibited symptoms linked to coronavirus. The aviation student landed in Kenya on Thursday from Dallas and showed signs of the virus after arriving in Kitale, where his family lives. He had a high…
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President Kenyatta appeared to respond to US-based Kenyan lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua who recently said that the coronavirus pandemic will only be addressed through science and not prayers. Prof. Mutua said this after Kenyatta declared Saturday, March 21st a National Day of Prayer over the pandemic. “…