17 more people dead as Kenya records 727 new COVID-19 cases

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Seventeen more patients have succumbed to COVID-19 in Kenya bringing the death toll from the disease to 1,409. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Heal...

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‘Don’t insult us, we are not contracting COVID-19 in bars,’ doctors insist

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has come out to strongly condemn claims that doctors are contracting COVID-19 outside healt...

KMPDU

Kirinyaga: OCS transferred after mysterious death of two suspects

By Johnson Muriithi,

The OCS at Wanguru Police Station in Kirinyaga County, Francis Bundi, has been transferred amid public outcry from residents who have been demanding j...

Wang'uru police station

COVID-19: Kenya records 413 new cases, 396 recoveries and 12 deaths

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry Of Health on Monday said 413 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 3,489 tested in the last 24 hours, bringing to 77,...

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Mwea ginnery set to be revived as farmers adopt BT cotton farming

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kirinyaga County Government is planning to revive Mwea Cotton Ginnery with the aim of supporting cotton farmers whose number has risen after the i...

ANNE WAIGURU , BT Cottton , Kirinyaga County.

Kenya’s COVID-19 infections rise to 77,372 as 968 new cases recorded; 14 more dead

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that 968 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 6,610 tested in the last 24 hours, bring...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe , ministry of health

Two remandees dead after testing positive for COVID-19 at police station in Kirinyaga

By Johnson Muriithi,

Two remandees died on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Wang'uru Police Station in Mwea, Kirinyaga County. Speaking to Citizen Digi...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 19 new deaths, 1,048 cases and 326 recoveries

By Tonny Ndungu,

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has hit 75,193 after 1,048 new infections were announced on Friday. The Ministry of He...

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17 more patients succumb to COVID-19 as Kenya caseload surpasses 74K

By Citizen Reporter,

17 more people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Kenya as the country's caseload rose to 74,145. A statement from Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said 1,459 mor...

coronavirus

Kirinyaga County Assembly closed after several MCAs test positive for COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Assembly has been closed for two weeks after several members and staffers tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement released on...

coronavirus , kirinyaga county assembly

Coronavirus: Kenya announces 2,616 new recoveries, 957 infections and 11 deaths

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health has announced 957 new cases of the novel coronavirus, tested from a sample size of 5,559. The new infections push the country...

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250 Kirinyaga County staffers trained under World Bank-financed program

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Government has carried out a capacity building program for 250 members of staff through the Kenya Devolution Support Program (KDSP) i...

Coronavirus cases in Kenya hit 71,729 after 925 test positive

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health has announced 925 new coronavirus infections from the 5,559 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirm...

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18 dead as Kenya’s COVID-19 death toll hits 1,287

By Tonny Ndungu,

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 70,804 after 559 people tested positive from a sample size of 3,074. This ...

coronavirus

Kirinyaga county offices closed over increasing COVID-19 cases

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has announced the closure of the county's main offices after staff tested positive for COVID-19. According to her, ...

coronavirus , Kirinyaga , waiguru

20 patients dead as Kenya records 972 new COVID-19 cases

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Twenty more patients have succumbed to the corona virus disease in Kenya, bringing the total fatality to 1,229. In a  statement issued on Sunday, ...

Corona Virus , COVID-19 , kenya

COVID-19: Four doctors among 21 dead in 24 hours as 1,080 new cases confirmed

By Ian Omondi,

Four medical doctors are among 21 people who have succumbed to COVID-19 within the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday. This t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe

Kenya’s COVID-19 infections rise to 68,193 as 1,470 cases recorded; 25 dead

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Friday said 1,470 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 8,072 tested in the last 24 hours, bringing to 6...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe , ministry of health

Governor Waiguru urges Kenyans not to allow BBI debate divide them

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has urged Kenyans and particularly the Mt. Kenya Region not to allow the ongoing debate on Building Bridges Initiative...

26 more patients dead as Kenya records 1,216 new COVID-19 cases

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Twenty-six more patients have succumbed to the coronavirus disease in Kenya raising the death toll to 1,180. At the same time 1,216 people have tes...

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