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‘We don’t work, we don’t eat’: Informal workers face stark choices as Nigeria shuts down over coronavirus
By CNN,
2048, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
Many countries in Africa are imposing lockdowns on their citizens as they race to curb the spread of coronavirus. But it has further highlighted th...
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Finance minister in German financial centre commits suicide
By Reuters,
1922, March 29, 2020 (EAT)
The finance minister of the regional state of Germany’s financial centre Frankfurt has committed suicide, police and the public prosecutor’s offic...
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‘I’m sorry, please forgive me,’ says Kilifi Deputy Governor on coronavirus spread
By Citizen Reporter,
1612, March 28, 2020 (EAT)
Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi now says that he is remorseful for the pain he has brought upon residents of Kilifi County for causing a chain of...
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Weeks of anguish and a ‘black box’ – Inside Tokyo’s decision to delay the Olympics
By Reuters,
1541, March 27, 2020 (EAT)
Officials in charge of staging Tokyo’s Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence late Tuesday, wincing...
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Concerns over Kilifi’s emergence as one of Kenya’s coronavirus hotspots
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1734, March 26, 2020 (EAT)
As coronavirus cases in Kenya continue to rise, the government has now raised a red flag on Kilifi County which it says is emerging as a hot spot for ...
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Coronavirus: 8-month-old baby whose father travelled from Kisumu among 5 new cases in Uganda
By Ian Omondi,
1526, March 25, 2020 (EAT)
An 8-month-old baby whose father recently travelled from Kisumu in Kenya is among 5 new coronavirus cases in Uganda, bringing the country’s total to...
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Coronavirus may be killing more men than women, here’s why
By CNN,
1239, March 25, 2020 (EAT)
Smoking, drinking, general poor health: Researchers say these are some of the factors that could explain why more men seem to be dying from coronavir...
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Kenya denies report claiming 6 million German army masks were stolen at JKIA
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1812, March 24, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan government has dismissed reports claiming that a shipment of 6 million coronavirus prevention masks meant for the German army mysteriously ...
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Six million masks ordered by German army ‘disappear’ at JKIA
By Ian Omondi,
1535, March 24, 2020 (EAT)
At least six million face masks that had been procured by the German army to aid in protection against the coronavirus have reportedly gone missing at...
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Kiambu: Four under forced quarantine after flying in from Germany, Sweden
By Wanja Mbugua,
1225, March 24, 2020 (EAT)
Four people from different villages in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, are now under forced quarantine after jetting back into Kenya from other countrie...
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South African President announces three-week lockdown over coronavirus
By Reuters,
916, March 24, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa will enforce a three-week lockdown over coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Monday. In a televised address to the nation,...
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Joho now wants President Kenyatta to declare lock-down to prevent coronavirus spread
By Benjamin Muriuki,
2109, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to declare a total lock down in the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus....
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Raila denies meeting Kilifi Deputy Governor who is quarantined over coronavirus
By Ian Omondi,
1754, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has denied meeting Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi who is suspected to have contracted...
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Four Chinese nationals, Kenyan placed under mandatory quarantine in Migori
By George Juma,
1805, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
Four Chinese nationals and their Kenyan taxi driver have been subjected to mandatory quarantine at a hotel in Migori town pending testing for the coro...
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Over 13 police officers quarantined after contact with Kilifi Deputy Governor
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1601, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
More than 13 police officers from Kilifi County among them a deputy OCS and base commander have been placed under self-quarantine following contact wi...
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Kilifi County official breaks into tears as he blasts deputy governor over coronavirus
By Ian Omondi,
1057, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
A video of an emotional Kilifi County official blasting Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi, who is suspected to have contracted the coronavirus and has dec...
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German chancellor Angela Merkel goes into self-quarantine after doctor tests positive
By CNN,
844, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus, her spokesperson sai...
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Coronavirus: Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi to be charged for failing to self-quarantine
By Benjamin Muriuki,
802, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi is set to be charged in court for defying a government directive to self quarantine after he returned to the coun...
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Nearly 1 billion people confined to homes globally due to coronavirus
By Tonny Ndungu,
1912, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and U.S. states r...
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Spanish athletes fight coronavirus cabin fever
By Reuters,
1413, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
With the Olympic Games four months away, Spanish race walker Laura Garcia Caro should be clocking up hundreds of kilometres in the Guadarrama Mountain...
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