Kenya records 1,041 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has recorded 1,041 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 7,753 tested in the last 24 hours marking a positivity rate of 13.4%. The total conf...

COVID-19

CBK gives nod to wind up Chase Bank

By Kepha Muiruri,

Chase Bank, technically referred to as Chase Bank Limited in Receivership (CBLIR), will cease to exist after the approval of its liquidation by the Ce...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , chase bank , Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)

239 COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs across Kenya, ministry says

By Tonny Ndungu,

239 COVID-19 patients are admitted to the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in health care facilities across the country, the Ministry of Health has said. ...

coronavirus

Kenya’s COVID-19 positivity rate jumps to 16.3%, new cases at 486

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya's COVID-19 positivity rate has risen to 16.3 percent, with 486 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours. According to a statement released ...

coronavirus

Kenya’s COVID-19 positivity rate at 11.8% after 486 new cases

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya's COVID-19 positivity rate is now at 11.8% following 486 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours. The new infections were found from 4,13...

coronavirus

List of shame: Bungoma, Meru top in misuse of COVID-19 funds from WB

By Sam Ogina,

The report on utilization of COVID-19 funds has red flagged Bungoma County for misappropriating over Ksh. 20million meant for fighting the pandemic. ...

bungoma , coronavirus

Kenya’s coronavirus positivity rate at 12.4% after 1,030 new infections

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya’s coronavirus positivity rate is now 12.4%. The Ministry of Health announced 1,030 new infections in a statement on Saturday from 8,316 sample...

coronavirus

Counties misused Ksh.13.8B COVID-19 funds: report

By Sam Ogina,

With the health function almost fully devolved, counties became a natural ally of the National Government in the fight against COVID-19 as the pandemi...

coronavirus

Struggling Spire Bank picks new finance chief

By Kepha Muiruri,

Struggling Mwalimu National Sacco lending subsidiary Spire Bank has named Fredrick Omondi Nyasaka as its new head of finance and administration. Ny...

Mwalimu National Sacco , Spire Bank

Private importer set to export remaining Sputnik V vaccine doses from Kenya

By Elphas Lagat,

The decision to ban the importation, distribution and use of the Sputnik V vaccine led to controversy in the country with the Ministry of health shift...

coronavirus , Sputnik V vaccine

Kenya’s COVID-19 positivity rate at 14.9% after 1,698 people test positive; 16 dead

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that 1,698 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 11,352 tested in the last 24 hours, ...

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

Huawei releases its 2020 Annual Report

By Agencies,

Huawei has released its 2020 Annual Report. Growth slowed, but the company's business performance was largely in line with forecast. Huawei's sales...

Report says supermarkets selling antibiotics laden meat

By Dennis Otieno,

Kenyan consumers could be eating contaminated meat from the country’s major supermarkets. This is according to a study by World Animal Protection...

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Kenya’s COVID-19 positivity rate rises to 20.5% as 1,523 new cases recorded; 18 more dead

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya's COVID-19 positivity rate has risen to 20.5 percent after 1,523 people tested positive from 7,423 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The M...

COVID-19

COVID-19: Kenya records 394 new cases,14 deaths, 2,217 recoveries

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has recorded 394 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 2,923 tested in the last 24 hours representing a positivity rate of 13.5%. This now br...

COVID-19 , vaccination

20 dead as Kenya records 460 new COVID-19 cases

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Twenty more people have been reported to have succumbed to COVID-19 in Kenya pushing the total fatalities to 2,244. In a statement issued on Monday...

COVID-19

Gov’t, USAID tax row stalls distribution of ARV drugs

By Raquel Muigai,

Fears continue to mount among Kenyans living with HIV/AIDS following the tug of war between the government of Kenya and that of the United States of A...

ARVs , HIV/AIDS , USAID

Kenya records 911 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has recorded 911 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 6,045 tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 138...

coronavirus , COVID-19

COVID-19 positivity rate at 16.5pc as 1,184 test positive; 20 more dead

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya's COVID-19 positivity rate is at 16.5% after 1,184 people tested positive from a sample of 7,139 in the last 24 hours. In a statement to media...

coronavirus

Kenya records 19 new COVID-19 deaths & 1,851 cases; positivity rate now at 19.1%

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya has recorded 1,851 new COVID-19 infections, tested from a sample size of 9,676 in the last 24 hours pushing the total of positive cases to 136,8...

coronavirus