Domestic flights set to resume July 15, international flights August 1

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has restored both domestic and international flights effective July 15 and August 1 respectively as part of the re-phased re-opening of...

COVID-19 , Kenya's aviation sector

President Kenyatta reopens Nairobi, Mombasa, Mandera, extends curfew for 30 days

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has lifted the ban of movement in and out of the Nairobi metropolitan area and the counties of Mombasa and Mandera which had ...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Beryl Okumu to chair the Governing Council of Kenya Water Institute

By Citizen Reporter,

Beryl Okumu has been appointed as the chairperson of the Governing Council of Kenya Water Institute. In a Gazette notice dated June 19, 2020, Water...

beryl okumu , Governing Council of Kenya Water Institute

High Court suspends compulsory use of Naivasha container port

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court in Nairobi on Wednesday suspended compulsory use of the Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) for goods destined to landlocked EAC coun...

Naivasha ICD , Okiya Omtata , SGR

MP Mohammed Ali files petition to impeach Transport CS James Macharia over gross misconduct

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali has filed a petition seeking to impeach Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia over all...

CS James Macharia , Mohammed Ali

Risk of new lockdowns rises with fear of second COVID-19 wave

By Reuters,

Fears of a second COVID-19 wave of infections shut six major food markets in Beijing on Friday, while India, which opened up this week, recorded a rec...

coronavirus

WHO recommends N95 masks for people aged over 60

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that people aged above 60 years and those with underlying health conditions wear the N95 particula...

N95 masks , who

New Zealand says coronavirus ‘eliminated’ and life can resume without restrictions

By Reuters,

New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the coronavirus domestically and will lift all containment measures except for border controls, Prime Minis...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , New Zealand , Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Budget Committee seeks to raise budget by Ksh.50 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) has proposed ammendments to the 2020/21 expenditure estimates that will see a cumulati...

2020/2021 budget , National Treasury

Tullow Oil completes early oil pilot as contract expires

By Kepha Muiruri,

British based oil explorer Tullow Oil along with its joint venture partners have announced the completion of the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) for Ken...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Tullow Oil

Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus

By Reuters,

The Ministry of Health in Rwanda has reported the country's first death caused by the new coronavirus. The patient was a 65-year-old driver who opt...

coronavirus , Rwanda

Uhuru, Treasury line up Ksh.54 billion economic rescue package

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has given Treasury the green light to resubmit its ministerial budget appropriations to include a Ksh.53.7 billion economic r...

Covid-19 pandemic , National Treasury , Post Covid-19 Economic Stimulus Package (PC-ESP)

AMREF Flying Doctors to use portable isolation chambers for COVID-19 patients

By Citizen Reporter,

AMREF Flying Doctors, the leading Air Ambulance service provider in Africa, has today announced the acquisition of two Portable Isolation Chambers. ...

AMREF Flying Doctors , Portable Isolation Chambers

Indian train kills 14 workers laid-off in coronavirus lockdown

By Reuters,

An Indian train killed 14 migrant workers who had fallen asleep on the track on Friday while they were heading back to their home village after losing...

India

Gov’t demands answers after Kenyan plane shot down in Somalia killing six

By Ian Omondi,

Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has now tasked the Somali government with providing answers on the “unclear circumstances” under which a Ken...

Africa Express , Capt. Gilbert Kibe , COVID-19 , KCAA

Safaricom to provide communication support for frontline healthcare workers, MOH

By Citizen Reporter,

Safaricom PLC has agreed to provide communication resources equivalent to 195 terabytes of data, 10 million voice call minutes and 33 million SMSs to ...

coronavirus , Healthcare workers , kagwe , Safaricom

WFP starts Africa flights for humanitarian workers

By Citizen Reporter,

A first flight for humanitarian workers left Ethiopia’s Bole International Airport on Friday and flew to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghan...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , WFP

‘Ukishikwa hakuna haja ya kukupeleka kwa polisi, utapelekwa quarantine,’ Uhuru warns

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated the warning from the Health Ministry that those found breaking the new laws on social distancing will be put i...

Quarantine , Uhuru

Truth about Homa Bay driver who carried empty coffin – Amoth

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health Director General Patrick Amoth has watered down claims by asymptomatic truck driver who said in a viral video that he was wrong...

Ghana turns to drones to enable faster coronavirus testing

By Reuters,

Ghana is using delivery drones from U.S.-based startup Zipline to enable it to test people more quickly outside major cities for the novel coronavirus...

coronavirus , drones , Ghana