Kenya, Tanzania agree on COVID-19 testing for truck drivers without mentioning nationality of positive cases

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya and Tanzania have struck a deal to make public data on the COVID-19 status of truck drivers without mentioning nationality of those who test pos...

coronavirus , magufuli , Tanzania

KNCHR gets Ksh.52million boost from European Union

By Citizen Reporter,

The European Union has given Ksh. 52.2million to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights to boost efforts in countering abuse during the COVID-1...

coronavirus , European union , Mordue

Kenya’s Ambassador to Tanzania Dan Kazungu defends border closure

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya's Ambassador to Tanzania Dan Kazungu is now calling for calm amid a brewing diplomatic row over the separate measures taken by President Uhuru K...

Dan Kazungu , Tanzania

Russia joins 100 countries demanding probe into handling of Covid-19

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin once called Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, a "lone warrior." Putin was joking, but that description is starting t...

china , coronavirus , russia

China’s ambassador to Israel found dead in his home

By Reuters,

China’s ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday, an Israeli police spokesman said. He did not comment on t...

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to Covid-19 pandemic arrive at JKIA

By Citizen Reporter,

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to the Covid-19 pandemic have arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. They had left Guangzho...

coronavirus , guangzhou , serem

Covid-19 stigma: Nakuru woman’s nightmare after beating the coronavirus

By Maryanne Nyambura,

The rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country has sparked fear amongst Kenyans. The new nature of the virus coupled with its highly infectious na...

COVID-19 , Nakuru. , stigma

U.S. government to provide Ksh.705 million to Kenya’s COVID-19 Response

By Citizen Reporter,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has committed $6.6 million (Ksh.705 million) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) activit...

COVID-19 Response

Gov’t to evacuate 500 Kenyans in China, India next week at their own cost

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenyan government has announced that 500 Kenyans stranded in China and India following the Covid 19 outbreak will be evacuated back home from next...

china , India , Macharia Kamau

AU demands ‘immediate remedial measures’ from China after claims of hostility towards Africans

By Citizen Reporter,

The African Union is demanding that China remedy the situation in parts of the country where foreigners are allegedly being mistreated. The stateme...

china , coronavirus

Ghana summons Chinese envoy over ‘inhumane treatment’ of citizens in Guangzhou

By Reuters,

Several African countries have demanded that China addresses concerns that Africans in Guangzhou city are being mistreated and harassed amid fears of ...

coronavirus , Ghana , guangzhou

Miss England drops crown to return to work as doctor amid coronavirus pandemic

By CNN,

A beauty queen who was crowned Miss England in 2019 has returned to the United Kingdom from overseas charity work to continue her career as a doctor...

Bhasha Mukherjee , coronavirus , Miss England , Pilgrim Hospital

Senior British diplomat, 37, dies after contracting coronavirus

By CNN,

A senior British diplomat stationed in Hungary has died after contracting coronavirus, the UK's Foreign Office said on Wednesday. Steven Dick, age...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Steven Dick , UK Foreign Office

Botswana President Eric Masisi self-isolates after trip to Namibia

By Agencies,

Botswana President Eric Masisi is in self-isolation for 14 days after a trip to Namibia where three people tested positive for the novel coronavirus. ...

coronavirus , masisi

Program for National Prayer Day at State House

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta declared Saturday March 21, 2020 as a national day for prayer following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Kenya has s...

coronavirus , Prayer , Uhuru

Matiang’i holds talks with Somalia’s President Farmajo

By Sam Ogina,

Uncertainty has clouded a meeting of the Kenyan delegation to Somalia over the rising border tension between the two countries. President Uhuru Ken...

somalia

Mutua: Investigate everyone including DP Ruto over Kenei’s murder

By Tonny Ndungu,

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has asked the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to leave no stones unturned in the late Kipyegon Kenei's mur...

Alfred Mutua , DP Ruto , kenei

Iran to temporarily free 54,000 prisoners as coronavirus spreads

By CNN,

Iran will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons and deploy hundreds of thousands of health workers as officials announced a slew of measures ...

Iran

MPs asked to return allowance after New York trip cancelled over coronavirus

By Benjamin Muriuki,

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has cancelled a trip for Members of Parliament who were set to attend a United Nations meeting on gender equal...

coronavirus , New York

Uhuru pays Ksh.3.5M medical bill for Ethan Macharia after emotional letter

By Citizen Reporter,

Ethan Macharia, the five year-old boy who penned an emotional letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta asking for financial support to undergo medical treat...

Ethan Macharia