20 teachers and students in Mombasa have tested COVID-19 positive since re-opening of schools
Panic has gripped Mombasa after at least 20 teachers and students tested positive for COVID-19 since schools re-opened on the 12th, almost two weeks ago. The 20 are from Tononoka Secondary and Star of the Sea High schools which were closed last week. Tononoka, whose principle died of the virus on Monday, has the highest […]
Ben Githae releases BBI song
Gospel artist Ben Githae has released a new Swahili song dubbed BBI. The Tano Tena and Wembe ni Ure Ure hit maker has released a Building Bridges Initiative song a day after the BBI report was launched at Bomas of Kenya by President Kenyatta and ODM Leader Raila Odinga. In the song, Githae urges Kenyans […]
Three teenagers killed in fatal accident in Kwale
Three teenagers have died on the spot after being involved in a grisly accident along Likoni-Ukunda road. Kwale County police boss Joseph Nthenge confirmed that the deceased were involved in a fatal accident on Tuesday morning. Nthenge said that the deceased’s motor cycle was involved in an accident with a canter at Ng’ombeni area within Kwale County. […]
Opposition chief arrested in Tanzania as three shot dead ahead of polls
Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Zanzibar main opposition party said Tuesday three people had been killed by police on the archipelago’s island of Pemba, as reports indicate that opposition chief Seif Hamadi was arrested. According to reports by Tanzania media outlets and AFP, the death of the trio was occasioned by clashes which erupted ahead of Tanzania’s presidential […]
Two nurses in Mombasa succumb to COVID-19, six others infected
Two nurses in Mombasa County have succumbed to the COVID-19 virus while six more have been infected with the virus in the last two weeks. Addressing the press in Mombasa, The Kenya National Union of Nurses Secretary General Mombasa branch Peter Maroko said that COVID-19 infection among nurses in Mombasa has risen compared to the […]
Mombasa County Assembly suspends sittings after three MCAs test positive for COVID-19
The Mombasa County Assembly has suspended sittings for two weeks after three Members of County Assembly tested positive for COVID-19. This comes barely a week after three schools in the county, Tononoka Secondary School, Mama Ngina Girls and Star of the Sea High School, were closed after teachers tested positive for the disease. Tononoka Secondary […]