Alarm as three-week baby is infected with COVID-19
A three-week baby has tested positive for COVID-19 in a day the Coast region recorded 39 new COVID-19 cases. This is according to the results released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health. Among the recorded cases: Mombasa County has 34 cases, Kilifi four cases, and Kwale County one case. The cases are distributed in […]
Kirinyaga MCAs vote to impeach governor Anne Waiguru
Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru has been impeached. Waiguru was impeached by 23 members of the County Assembly out of 33 members. Kirinyaga County Assembly placed on its Order Paper Tuesday, a motion which was filed by Mutira Ward MCA David Kinyua to impeach the Governor. County Assembly Speaker Anthony Gathumbi announced the removal of Waiguru […]
Safaricom closes shops in Mombasa over COVID-19
Mobile telephone service giant Safaricom on Tuesday announced it had closed two of its shops in Mombasa to allow for cleaning, in efforts to curb the Coronavirus spread. The two shops in Nyali and Mombasa’s Rex house will close for two days and reopen this Thursday after the cleaning exercise, the company, said in a […]
Mombasa leads in COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has indicated that Mombasa County has the highest number of COVID-19 infected health workers. KMPDU Secretary-General Dr. Chibanzi Mwachonda said that Mombasa stands at 41, followed by Nairobi with 32 and Kiambu with four cases. Mwachonda said Kitui, Machakos, Laikipia, and Kajiado counties each have one […]
Maraga blames Uhuru’s delayed swearing of judges
Chief Justice David Maraga has blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta of refusing to swear in 41 judges in the country. In a press conference in Nairobi, Maraga said that failure by the president to undertake such cardinal functions has contributed to the massive backlog of cases rocking the justice system currently. He complained that he has […]