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Eight more patients dead as Kenya records 538 new COVID-19 cases
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1624, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
Eight more patients have succumbed to COVID-19 in Kenya raising the total number of fatalities recorded since the outbreak of the disease in the count...
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A Russian ship’s cargo of dangerous ammonium nitrate was stranded in Beirut port for years
By CNN,
1257, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
As Lebanon's investigation into the devastating blast in Beirut continues, officials have pointed to a possible cause: A massive shipment of agricultu...
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Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma released by Ethiopian court on bail
By Citizen Reporter,
2116, August 5, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma has been released by an Ethiopian court on bail. The court ordered his release after police failed to present evidenc...
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55-year-old woman burnt to death by relatives in Machakos over land dispute
By Hassan Mugambi,
1124, August 5, 2020 (EAT)
Detectives in Machackos County are holding five family members in connection with an arson attack sparked by a land dispute that led to the death of a...
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At least 78 killed, 4000 injured in Beirut blast, many more feared dead
By Reuters,
943, August 5, 2020 (EAT)
Lebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 78 peopl...
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Kenya’s COVID-19 cases rise to 23,202 after 605 more patients test positive, 6 dead
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1613, August 4, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya has recorded 605 more COVID-19 cases after testing of 4,547 samples, pushing the country's total caseload to 23,202. In a press briefing on T...
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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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48-year-old man confesses to killing Kirinyaga MCA’s mother-in-law
By Johnson Muriithi,
1803, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
Police officers in Kirinyaga County are holding a 48-year-old man who reportedly confessed to killing Mutira MCA David Kinyua Wangui’s mother-in-l...
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CAF Champions League final to be played Oct. 16-17
By Reuters,
1537, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has abandoned plans to play the semi-final and final of the 2019-20 African Champions League in a single v...
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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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Drogba submits candidacy to become Ivory Coast FA president
By Reuters,
1026, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
Didier Drogba drew a large crowd on Saturday eager to watch him submit his candidacy before the deadline for next month’s Ivory Coast Football Feder...
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Body of a man who drowned in River Nzoia retrieved after two months
By George Amolo,
1549, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
The body of a man who drowned in the waters of River Nzoia two months ago has finally been retrieved. The body of Bernard Oduor who drowned around th...
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Small children carry high amounts of coronavirus; safely opening colleges will be a challenge
By Reuters,
1334, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Children younger than five carried major amounts of coronavirus in their upper respiratory tract, a small study published on Thursday showed, raising ...
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With liquor shops locked down, 10 die in India drinking sanitizer
By Reuters,
956, August 1, 2020 (EAT)
Ten men died in a southern Indian state on Friday after consuming alcohol-derived sanitizer, as local liquor shops were closed due to a coronavirus-re...
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We’re only just beginning to learn how COVID-19 affects the brain
By CNN,
1251, July 30, 2020 (EAT)
One of the more puzzling aspects of the novel coronavirus is just how many organ systems are impacted through the course of the disease. We've heard a...
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Legend Keino wants Kip Keino stadium expanded to a complex
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1001, July 30, 2020 (EAT)
Legendary athlete Kipchoge Keino has called for the expansion of the Kip Keino stadium in Eldoret to a sports complex. Works in the stadium located...
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One dead, 2 in critical condition in suspected Chang’aa poisoning
By Tonny Ndungu,
1653, July 29, 2020 (EAT)
One person has died while two of his accomplices are fighting for their lives at Keumbu Hospital in Kisii after a night out at a chang'aa den went awr...
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How Kenyan consulate in Lebanon became feared by women it was meant to help
By CNN,
1633, July 29, 2020 (EAT)
A deep sense of fear descended over Gloria as she stepped off the bustling street into her country's consulate. Weeks earlier, she said, she paid t...
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14 more patients dead as Kenya records 606 new COVID-19 cases
By Ian Omondi,
1616, July 28, 2020 (EAT)
COVID-19 infections in the country has risen to 18,581 after 606 more patients tested positive for the disease from 4,888 samples tested within the la...
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Why COVID-19 is killing diabetes patients at alarming rates
By Reuters,
1101, July 26, 2020 (EAT)
Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had diabetes. So his youngest daughter urged him to seek care. The next day, he collapsed and died in his New Orleans home. ...
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