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Panic as 4 officers, 12 suspects test positive for COVID-19 at police station in Kirinyaga
By Citizen Reporter,
1247, August 4, 2020 (EAT)
Kianyaga Police Station in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, is in a state of panic after it emerged that 4 officers as well as 12 suspects presently under l...
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Covid-19: Machakos referees opt for menial jobs, pulling carts for survival
By Stanley Mativo,
1122, August 4, 2020 (EAT)
A section of Machakos football referees have urged the government to include them in the ongoing financial aid programme aimed at cushioning sportsmen...
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124 private schools set for closure over huge bills occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic
By Makori Ongechi,
951, August 4, 2020 (EAT)
About 124 private schools in the country with a student population of 43,000 are on the verge of shutting down completely as a result of huge bills th...
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Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
By Reuters,
1853, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that ...
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Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies
By Reuters,
1844, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against...
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OPINION: Dr. Ken Ouko, slain by disease many Kenyans still don’t believe is real
By Waihiga Mwaura,
1732, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
I will not pretend to say that I knew Dr Ken Ouko very well. Those tributes I will leave to his family, close friends, colleagues etc. But the litt...
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13 patients dead, 544 new cases recorded as Kenya’s COVID-19 infections hit 22,597
By Ian Omondi,
1523, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya’s COVID-19 infections on Monday rose to 22,597 after 544 more patients tested positive for the disease from 2,653 samples tested in the last 2...
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Folau remains standing as team mates kneel for Black Lives Matter
By Reuters,
1113, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
Israel Folau's decision not to kneel down with his team mates before Sunday’s Super League match between his Catalan Dragons and St Helens was a “...
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U.S. election will be November 3 as planned, Trump advisers say
By CNN,
1055, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
The White House and Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president’s musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying the...
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Tanzanian gov’t cracks whip on WhatsApp groups over ‘inciteful’ COVID-19 messages
By Ian Omondi,
1033, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
The government of Tanzania has now launched a crackdown on social media posts it perceives as misleading and inciteful on the state of the COVID-19 pa...
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Homa Bay nurse dies of COVID-19 complications a week after giving birth
By Ian Omondi,
1343, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
Marian Awuor Adumbo, a nurse working at the Rachuonyo sub-county Hospital in Homa Bay, has died from COVID-19 complications at a Kisii health facility...
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Hamilton takes record seventh British GP win on three wheels
By Reuters,
2144, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
Lewis Hamilton limped to a record seventh British Grand Prix victory with his heart in mouth and a prayer on his lips after a dramatic last-lap punctu...
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Kirinyaga MCAs in talks with Governor Waiguru to end stalemate
By Johnson Muriithi,
1713, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
Kirinyaga Members of the County Assembly have disclosed that they are holding secret reconciliation talks with Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru. The ...
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Kenya records 690 new coronavirus cases,5 deaths and 58 recoveries
By Tonny Ndungu,
1652, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
690 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus from 5393 samples tested between Saturday and Sunday. The latest brings the total number of c...
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20,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 21 days, CDC ensemble forecast shows
By CNN,
1419, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
The US has reported more deaths linked to coronavirus than anywhere else in the world and updated models show 20,000 more Americans could die in just ...
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U.S. makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, deaths expected to rise
By Reuters,
1113, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said ...
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Senate suspends physical meetings over rising cases of COVID-19
By Tonny Ndungu,
1112, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan senate has banned physical meetings for a month to avert the spread of the new coronavirus. Speaker Kenneth Lusaka said the move was inf...
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COVID-19 cases in South Africa surpass half a million
By Reuters,
935, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday, while cases in Africa as a whole approache...
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Governor Waiguru’s deputy says Kirinyaga county not ready to fight COVID-19
By Johnson Muriithi,
1710, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kirinyaga County Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri on Saturday confessed that the county is not ready to fight coronavirus pandemic. He was speaking a...
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Kenya Airways resumes flights to 29 destinations after coronavirus curbs lifted
By Reuters,
2214, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya Airways resumed international flights on Saturday, heading to 29 destinations for the first time since the routes were suspended in March due to...
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