Kenya records 15 coronavirus deaths, 497 new cases and 372 recoveries

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya has recorded 497 new cases of the coronavirus, pushing the country's total caseload to 27,425, Ministry of Health CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi announ...

coronavirus

Kenyans turn to their families in the village as coronavirus steals jobs

By Reuters,

In the last three months, teacher Faith Njeri has been a regular customer at a courier service office in Nairobi, collecting parcels sent from her vil...

coronavirus , families , jobs , rural

Eight more patients dead as Kenya records 538 new COVID-19 cases

By Benjamin Muriuki,

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...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , rashid aman

Kenya’s COVID-19 cases rise to 23,202 after 605 more patients test positive, 6 dead

By Benjamin Muriuki,

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...

coronavirus , COVID-19

13 patients dead, 544 new cases recorded as Kenya’s COVID-19 infections hit 22,597

By Ian Omondi,

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...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Rahid Aman

Kenya records 690 new coronavirus cases,5 deaths and 58 recoveries

By Tonny Ndungu,

690 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus from 5393 samples tested between Saturday and Sunday. The latest brings the total number of c...

coronavirus

Senate suspends physical meetings over rising cases of COVID-19

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Kenyan senate has banned physical meetings for a month to avert the spread of the new coronavirus. Speaker Kenneth Lusaka said the move was inf...

coronavirus

16-year-old succumbs to coronavirus in Kenya, caseload rises to 21,363

By Citizen Reporter,

A 16-year-old patient is among 23 people to succumb to coronavirus in Kenya as the country reported 727 more people had tested positive. Health CS ...

coronavirus

‘Let the country move forward,’ Raila hits at Senate over revenue formula standoff

By Benjamin Muriuki,

ODM Party leader Raila Odinga has weighed in on the county revenue-sharing formula standoff asking the Senate to pass the recommendation by the Commis...

odm , raila odinga , revenue-sharing formula

COVID-19: Diabetes, obesity declared risk factors as Kenya records 375 new cases

By Ian Omondi,

The country’s health ministry on Saturday termed diabetes, obesity and hypertension as risk factors for COVID-19 as the caseload for the disease ros...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Rashid Aman

Bar owners oppose proposed COVID-19 rules

By Dorcas Wangira,

The proposed sale of alcoholic drinks rules which seeks to ban the sale of alcohol to sit-in customers in public places has sparked uproar with restau...

coronavirus

Kenya announces 637 new cases of coronavirus, 10 deaths

By Tonny Ndungu,

637 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health announced in a televised statement on Wednesday. 14 of the new case...

coronavirus

12 doctors among 19 who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nyeri

By Citizen Reporter,

12 doctors are among 19 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nyeri County. Governor Mutahi Kahiga said this now brings the number of peo...

coronavirus , lugaliki

Kenya’s COVID-19 cases rise to 10,791 as 497 test positive, 5 more patients die

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has confirmed 497 more COVID-19 cases raising the number on infections recorded in the country so far to 10,791. In a press briefing on Tuesd...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Two thirds of girls are married before 18th birthday in Homa Bay, Migori, Meru

By Citizen Reporter,

Child marriage is the number one driver of teen pregnancies in the country, according to a new report titled the State of Kenya Population 2020. An...

child marriage

Inside details of the 4-hour political ‘lunch’ attended exclusively by Mt. Kenya region bigwigs

By Tonny Ndungu,

Nine political leaders drawn from the Mt.Kenya region met for a 4-hour political 'lunch' session that was rich in 2022 succession symbolism. Nation...

Boxing fraternity mourns death of administrator Kaaria ‘Njuri Ncheke’

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

The Kenyan boxing fraternity paid glowing tribute to long serving boxing administrator Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ as he was laid to rest on Fr...

Boxing Federation of Kenya(BFK) , Burried , Died , Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ , meru county

Three arrested, kidnap victim rescued after 14 days in Meru

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued the victim after 14 days of abdu...

DCI , Kangeta Police Station , kidnapping , meru county

Russia offered Taliban fighters cash rewards to kill US, UK troops in Afghanistan

By CNN,

Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed U...

John Ratcliffe , President Donald Trump , Taliban Militants , US intelligence , White House

Coronavirus: Kenya records 278 new cases, total rises to 5,811

By Ian Omondi,

Kenya's coronavirus cases on Saturday rose to 5,811 after 278 more patients tested positive for the disease from 4,074 samples tested within the last ...

Afya House , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Mercy Mwangangi