Shakahola death toll hits 150 as more bodies are exhumed
The ‘Shakahola cult’s death toll hit 150 as five more bodies were exhumed on Thursday. In her daily briefing at the Shakahola command center, Coast Regional Commander Rhoda Onyancha said two other people were rescued. “Today we managed to find two men in the thickets, they were rushed to hospital,” said the Coast Regional Commander. […]
Dozens arrested in crackdown on rogue liquor dealers
At least 20 people were arrested on Thursday in a joint overnight operation by the Mombasa County inspectorate and police, against alcohol dealers flouting licensing regulations. The operation, carried out in Bamburi and Kisauni areas at night, saw dozens of bars and liquor stores shut as operators were bundled into waiting County trucks. A county […]
Co-curricular activities solution to unrest in schools
Hudson Karani did not imagine he would sit his final high school exams from home, until he received a letter of indefinite suspension from his school administration, two months to the start of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary School (KCSE) examinations. A rigorous disciplinary process at school which he preferred not to mention, had found […]
Mombasa registers 58 new COVID-19 cases
Mombasa County has recorded another 58 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Rashid Aman on Thursday announced that Mombasa County had the second highest new infections after Nairobi which registered 81 new cases. The country recorded 271 new COVID-19 cases from 5034 samples tested over the last 24 […]
Mvita leads in new COVID-19 infections in Mombasa as County registers 22 cases
Mvita Sub County has registered the highest COVID-19 cases in Mombasa in the last 24 hours. According to a press release sent to media houses from the Ministry of Health, Mvita registered (8), Jomvu (7), Kisauni (5), with Changamwe and Nyali registering (1) each. Kwale County recorded four new COVID_19 cases. Nairobi again leads with […]
Mombasa registers 14 new COVID-19 cases as five more succumb to virus
Mombasa County has registered 14 new cases in the last 24 hours. Mombasa is the only county in Coast region which registered new virus infection Speaking during COVID-19 briefing, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi announced that the country registered 141 new cases from 3037 samples tested. The number of infections in the country has […]
490 COVID-19 patients recover as Coast records 18 more cases
The Country has recorded again the highest number of recoveries against the new infections in the last 24 hours. Speaking during COVID-19 updates on Thursday, Health Chief Admintsrtive secretary Rashid Aman said 490 patients recovered from the virus. Aman said that 248 patient were under home based health care program while 242 patients were discharged […]
Coast region records 42 new COVID-19 cases as national toll rises to 34,705
The Coast region has recorded 42 new COVID-19 virus infections over the last 24 hours. Mombasa County leads with new virus infection at 21cases, Taita Taveta (8) Kilifi (6) Lamu (6), and Kwale (1). Speaking during the COVID-19 update event in Homa Bay County, Health Chief administrative secretary Rashid Aman announced 212 new virus infections […]
Coast records 13 new COVID-19 cases as Kenya’s virus cases rise to 33,389
The country has announced 373 new COVID-19 cases in 4,663 samples tested in the last 24 hours raising positive cases to 33,389. Speaking during the COVID-19 daily update Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman announced that the youngest infected with the virus was a one month infant and the oldest was 80 years old. From […]
Coast region records 21 new COVID-19 infections
Coastal region recorded 21 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours even as the country recorded 426 new infections. The new cases in the region are from Mombasa (16), Kilifi (4) and Lamu (1). Health Chief Cabinet Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi on Thursday announced that the new COVID-19 cases now raise the national infections […]