CS Magoha dismisses KEMRI’s projection of possible rise in COVID-19 cases

By Citizen Reporter,

Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has downplayed a research by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) that indicated a possibl...

Education CS Magoha , KEMRI

KEMRI projects spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths in March

By Citizen Reporter,

With schools having reopened and Kenya recording a test positivity rate of below 5% consistently in the past two weeks, it may seem the country is bor...

coronavirus

CS Kagwe says COVID-19 vaccines could be delivered before end of January

By Dorcas Wangira,

The government now says the first batch of vaccines is on the way and Kenyans could begin getting the jabs as soon as this month. Kenya expects to ...

covid-19 vaccine , mutahi kagwe

Kirinyaga County Gov’t disburses bursaries worth Ksh.110 million for needy students

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has launched the distribution of bursaries worth Ksh. 110 million to needy secondary and university students in the co...

Governor Waiguru , Kirinyaga

Kirinyaga County Gov’t focuses COVID-19 prevention on schools

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga County Government is focusing its COVID-19 prevention campaigns on schools as they reopen amid the pandemic to ensure that there is no rise ...

Kirinyaga County.

SGR launches night passenger train service

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Railways is set to operate a third pair of passenger trains on its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) service operating in the night effective Monday ...

kenya railways , Philip Mainga , SGR

Social distancing a major challenge as schools reopen after 9-month closure

By Citizen Team,

All public and private learning institutions including pre-primary level to universities reopened today, Monday January 4, 2021, after a nine-month br...

CS George Magoha , Olympic Primary School , schools reopening

School re-opening: No fare hike, drivers to be tested for alcohol

By Tonny Ndungu,

It's all systems go for the proposed school re-opening tomorrow following a multi-agency team meeting at the KICC on Sunday. The team that comprised...

coronavirus

All London primary schools to be closed as coronavirus cases surge

By Reuters,

The British government has decided to close all London primary schools for the next two weeks to counter the rapid spread of a more infectious variant...

coronavirus , magoha , schools

Zimbabwe delays new school term over rising COVID-19 cases

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe has postponed the re-opening of schools planned for next week, the government said on Wednesday, due to a surge in coronavirus infections and...

coronavirus , Zimbabwe

Over 56,000 learners with no schools to report back to next week

By Nimrod Taabu,

Over 56,000 learners will have no schools to report back to on Monday next week after it emerged that 339 private schools have permanently closed down...

coronavirus , magoha , schools

All Education Ministry officers on leave recalled to prepare for reopening of schools

By Ian Omondi,

All Ministry of Education officers presently on leave have been recalled to prepare for the reopening of schools on January 4, 2021. Education Prin...

Ministry of Education , PS Belio Kipsang , Schools re-opening

President Kenyatta orders all schools reopen in January 2021

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed that all schools reopen in January 2021 as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. The Head of...

magoha , President Uhuru Kenyatta

English Premier League, coronavirus among top trending searches in 2020

By Citizen Reporter,

The English Premier League and the U.S. elections were the number one and two trending search queries on Google in 2020. Also Read: ‘Disgrace’ ...

coronavirus , English Premier League , google search , Trends , U.S elections

Kenyan firm Techlait sets up new e-learning platform for children

By Rachel Ombaka,

A Kenyan tech-company has set up a new e-learning platform for children who are still at home in the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also Read: Le...

coronavirus , E-Learning , Techlait

Bus stops, restaurants, gyms, hotels potential COVID-19 ‘superspreader’ places: study

By CNN,

A small minority of places where people go frequently account for a large majority of coronavirus infections in big cities, according to a new modelin...

coronavirus

Learning to resume in 2021, but schools that already reopened to continue – Uhuru

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta, in his address to the nation on Wednesday, directed that all basic education in the country resumes in January next year. ...

COVID-19 , education , President Uhuru Kenyatta , schools

‘Make bold, unpopular decisions!’ Uhuru tells governors over COVID-19 spike

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has now told the National and County Governments Co-ordinating Summit to consider making bold and perceivably unpopular decis...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Uhuru Kenyatta

COVID-19: Kenya Medical Association now wants political gatherings banned, bar operations restricted

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya Medical Association (KMA) has raised a red flag over the rising number of COVID-19 infections in the country, blaming the situation on the d...

The Kenya Medical Association

Americans head to the polls after tumultuous campaign

By Reuters,

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday to conclude a bitter and divisive U.S. election campaign, as Republican President Donald Trump seeks to overcom...