Gov’t debating over how to safely reopen the economy, to announce measures on Saturday – PS Kibicho

By Tonny Ndungu,

Interior Permanent Secretary Karanja Kibicho says the government is mulling phased re-opening of the country with new measures set to be announced on ...

coronavirus

Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

Fighting fakes: Mobile phones the most counterfeited goods in Kenya

By Dorcas Wangira,

Kenya loses an estimated Ksh. 30billion every year in tax evasion, unlicensed goods and counterfeit, according to various studies. The country is t...

mobile phones , phones , smartphones

Men in low-skilled jobs die from coronavirus at higher rate than other workers- study

By CNN,

Men working in low-skilled jobs are dying from coronavirus at a higher rate than those in more highly skilled occupations, new figures from the UK sho...

South African brewer may be forced to dispose 400M bottles of beer after alcohol ban

By Ian Omondi,

South African Breweries (SAB) may be forced to dispose at least 400 million bottles of beer after the country banned the sale of alcohol during the lo...

coronavirus , lockdown , South African Breweries

Court rules KRA has legal power to search any premises and seize goods, documents

By Citizen Reporter,

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has legal power to search any premises and seize goods, documents or storage devi...

Court of Appeal , Dr Robert Ayisi , KRA

Evacuation plan for Kenyans in U.K mooted as British citizens set to leave Nairobi on Friday

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya High Commission in London is working on logistics for a possible evacuation flight for citizens from Heathrow to Nairobi. According to Ke...

coronavirus , esipisu , kq

Ebola patient escapes from hospital in Congo

By VOA,

An Ebola flare-up in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic, complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infect...

Congo , ebola

Congo records second Ebola death in days: WHO

By Reuters,

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than seven weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization s...

DRC , ebola

Africa’s leaders forced to confront healthcare systems they neglected for years

By CNN,

Africa's ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their own co...

Africa health care

EDITORIAL: We stand with Kenya

By Citizen,

Kenya faces the biggest fight in its post-independence existence: the lives of its citizens are on the line, its economy is threatened, its culture an...

Makueni pastors want churches listed as essential services

By Enock Muswii,

Church heads in Makueni County want to be listed as providers of essential services in the fight against coronavirus. The clergymen accused the gov...

churches , coronavirus

Coronavirus: Murkomen now calls for protection of tenants, reduction of food prices

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Senate Majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen has proposed a raft of measures aimed at cushioning Kenyans from the imminent economic crisis orchestrated b...

China zeroes in on coronavirus patients with no symptoms as new infections rise

By Tonny Ndungu,

China will start releasing information from Wednesday on coronavirus patients who show no disease symptoms, ordering them into quarantine for 14 days,...

coronavirus

Uganda on total lockdown as Museveni orders shops closed, bans movement

By Citizen Reporter,

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has announced a total lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. Also Read: Kenya, Uganda and other IGAD count...

coronavirus , Museveni , uganda

Siaya County government suspends tax collection for 30 days over corona virus

By George Amolo,

Siaya County government has suspended the collection of taxes from traders for the next 30 days over the new coronavirus pandemic. Siaya Governor C...

Cornel Rasanga , coronavirus kenya

Total lockdown only option to fight coronavirus in Kenya – says Peter Kenneth

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Former Gatanga Member of Parliament Peter Kenneth wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to send the country on a total lockdown of between two to four weeks,...

coronavirus , lockdown

Coronavirus: A lockdown in Kenya is an option, but taxes won’t be lifted – Gov’t says

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Government spokesperson Col. Cyrus Oguna says the country could be sent on a lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus, but lifting of taxes to c...

coronavirus , lockdown

Coronavirus: Governor Mutua bans boba boda operations, says they won’t pay taxes

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has suspended all boda boda and tuk tuk operations in the county in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus. ...

machakos

USIU-Africa signs MoU with Kenya Film Commission to boost film studies

By Sponsored,

USIU-Africa and the Kenya Film Commission (KFC) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at making Kenya a first-class provider...