Surging Cholera infections in Northern Kenya startle government
The ministry of health has raised alarm over a worrying spread of cholera in the Northern counties of Kenya, which has so far killed 13 people, the majority of who are children. Health Cabinet secretary Mutahi Kagwe said on Thursday that the number of infected people had hit 550, with 268 in Marsabit, 222 in […]
Kenya records 80 new COVID-19 infections, highest number in one day
Kenya recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections over the past day in what the health ministry attributed to an increased number of tested samples. 80 people tested positive of the virus out of a sample of 3,102 people that were tested between Wednesday and Thursday, putting the total national tally at 1,109. Mombasa accounted […]
No landing sites for Mombasa fishermen two years after repossession directive
49-year-old Hajj Ramadhan Omar cannot help but reminisce about his past fishing days. Omar who learned how to fish using his wooden canoe from his late grandfather says he could trap up-to 50 kilograms of prawns before 2013, a sharp contrast the three kilograms he caught on the day he spoke to Baraka FM. Omar […]