Kwale County enhances fight against Coronavirus
Kwale County residents have been urged to support public health officers undertaking sensitization campaigns on the coronavirus pandemic. The County’s Public Health Department has also stepped up cleanliness and hygiene in public spaces like markets, shopping centres and matatu stages as necessary precautions against the deadly disease. Deputy Governor Fatuma Achani Wednesday asked residents to […]
Man dies after assault from youth accusing him of suffering from coronavirus
A man in Kibundani, Kwale County succumbed to injuries after being assaulted by a group of youth who accused him of suffering from Coronavirus. In the incident report from Diani Police station, the deceased was attacked by a group of youth while heading home from a drinking spree. “On 17/03/2020 at around 2100hrs it was […]
CITAM suspends church services across the country
Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) has suspended their church services across the country for the next 30 days so as to comply with the directive of the President to ban public gatherings. This, the Church says is to comply with government instructions to secure public safety as well as to provide effective ministry to […]
Government to jail those who fail to self-quarantine
If you know of someone who came from overseas and is not self-quarantining, you can report them through the government’s toll free number 719. While giving an update on Coronavirus in the country, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said that those who come in from overseas and fail to self-quarantine might face a jail term. […]
Kenya ferry installs hand washing taps in fight against coronavirus
Commuters using ferries at Likoni channel will now wash their hands before boarding the vessels. A spot check by Baraka FM revealed workers busy installing several hand washing taps. The taps are strategically placed on the walls of security scanners on both sides of the channel. Earlier, Kenya ferry services was on the spot for […]
More stringent measures as Mombasa businesses heighten precaution over Coronavirus
Business premises within Mombasa on Wednesday escalated their precautionary measures in continuing efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, whose infection rate in the country reached seven on Wednesday. At the Bandari Sacco next to the Mombasa port main entrance, security personnel allowed only five people into the banking hall at a time, […]
Coronavirus cases in the country rise to seven
Three more people have tested positive for the Coronavirus, raising the number of reported cases in the country to seven. “The first case of the three is of a couple who had traveled from madrid through Dubai arriving in the country on the 5th of March, 2020. The third case among the three involves a […]