Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?

By Dorcas Wangira,

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...

coronavirus , pangolin

Africa COVID-19 deaths cross 100K after second wave – Reuters tally

By Reuters,

Africa COVID-19 deaths surpassed 100,000 on Friday, a fraction of those reported on other continents but rising fast as a second wave of infections ov...

coronavirus

Equity BCDC unveils new identity in DRC

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC) has launched its new identity following the successful merger of Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Co...

Equity BCDC

Rockefeller Foundation in Ksh.3.8B plan to boost COVID response in Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced an initial USD 34.95 million (Ksh.3.83billion) for COVID-19 response efforts in Africa. This is to ensure ...

coronavirus , Rockefeller Foundation , SHOFCO

Kenya, U.K. to co-host global education financing conference: Uhuru

By PSCU,

Kenya and the United Kingdom will co-host a two-day conference on global partnership for education financing on July 25 and 26, President Uhuru Kenyat...

education financing

Health ministry says all preparations in place to receive, distribute COVID-19 vaccines

By Dorcas Wangira,

As Kenya looks forward to receiving the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in mid-February, the Ministry of Health says the country is ready to store an...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , ministry of health , vaccine

1.25 million Kenyans to receive COVID-19 vaccine before June 2021

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health has established a taskforce to ensure an expedited deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. The task force will be chaired by Dr Willi...

coronavirus

COVID-19 shots to cost Ksh.300 to Ksh.1,000 under African Union vaccine plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between $3 and $10 per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the African Union (AU), acco...

COVID-19 shots to cost between Ksh.330 to Ksh.1100 in AU plan

By Reuters,

African countries will pay between Ksh.330 ($3) and Ksh.1100 ($10) per vaccine dose to access 270 million COVID-19 shots secured this month by the Afr...

coronavirus , vaccine

CS Kagwe says COVID-19 vaccines could be delivered before end of January

By Dorcas Wangira,

The government now says the first batch of vaccines is on the way and Kenyans could begin getting the jabs as soon as this month. Kenya expects to ...

covid-19 vaccine , mutahi kagwe

No travel in or out of Kenya without valid COVID-19 certificate, MOH says

By Citizen Reporter,

Effective Monday, January 11, no traveler will enter or depart Kenya without an authentic and verified travelers' COVID-19 certificates. In the mov...

coronavirus , COVID-19 certificate

China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine

Kenya to procure 24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by February

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Health Cabinet Mutahi Kagwe says 24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be in the country by the second week of February. According to CS Kagwe,...

covid-19 vaccine , Health Mutahi Kagwe

World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa: CDC

By Reuters,

The world risks a “moral catastrophe” if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations, t...

Africa CDC , coronavirus , vaccine

Equity Group Holdings to merge with Banque commerciale du Congo

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Group holdings Plc (EGH) has received regulatory approval to merge Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and BCDC to form a new bank. Going forward, the n...

Banque commerciale du Congo , Equity

President Kenyatta asks Africa CDC to issue harmonised COVID-19 protocols for AU meetings

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to prepare harmonised COVID-19 protocols that wi...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

Ashoka launches initiative to support African social entrepreneurs addressing COVID-19

By Agencies,

Ashoka, the association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs has launched the “Changemakers United Africa” initiative, a collective effor...

Uhuru cautions against letting global COVID-19 response disrupt malaria fight

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appealed to the global community not to allow the fight against COVID-19 interfere with efforts to eradicate malaria, pol...

coronavirus , MALARIA

In tackling COVID-19, Africa gives world lesson

By VOA,

Africa's response to COVID-19 has gained global recognition for its fast and targeted action. The Africa Centres for Disease Control has helped dir...

Africa Centres for Disease Control , coronavirus

Kenya donates Ksh.300M to AU, Africa CDC to help fight COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya has donated a total of Ksh.300 million to the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Af...

Ababu Namwamba , Africa CDC , AFRICAN UNION , coronavirus , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Response Fund