Robert Kibochi appointed new KDF boss as Samson Mwathethe retires
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday appointed general Robert Kibochi as the new chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), replacing general Samson Mwathethe who is retiring. Until his appointment, Kibochi was the vice chief of the KDF and had also served as Commander of the Kenya Army, Assistant Chief of the Defence Forces in charge […]
Mombasa’s Old Town emerging as a COVID-19 hotspot
Mombasa county continued to register the highest number of the Coronavirus infections in the country, with seven out of the 12 new cases announced in the latest health ministry update on Thursday. Of the seven, four were from Oldtown, while Bondeni, Kuzo, and Kidinguni areas registered one case each, health cabinet administrative secretary (CAS) Rashid […]
Mombasa county faulted over ‘failed’ lock-down food distribution
The spread of the deadly coronavirus in Mombasa county is likely is continue increasing over the failed implementation of a food distribution program announced earlier by the county government, a local civil rights group, said on Thursday. In efforts to curb the virus spread by keeping people at home, the county government said it had […]
President Kenyatta urges more collaboration of African countries to fight COVID-19
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday encouraged African countries to collaborate more in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic through information sharing and pooling of intervention resources. Kenyatta appreciated the support Africa has received from the international community but emphasized the need for the continent to unite in the fight against Covid-19 saying it will yield better results. […]
Mombasa leads in new COVID-19 cases fourth day in a row
Mombasa county recorded 12 out of the 17 new Coronavirus infections across the country, in the latest health ministry update done on Thursday, heightening prevailing fears that the port city could be the country’s epicenter for the virus spread. The 17 cases, five of which were from Nairobi, tested positive from 668 samples collected over […]
15 detained in Mombasa after failing to pay quarantine bills
Confusion rocked the Kenya Medical Training College in Mombasa on Thursday after at least 15 people who were due for release after completing their COVID-19 quarantine, were slapped with bills and asked to clear before they could be allowed out. The affected had been forced into the facility for 14 days after either traveling from […]
Kilifi closes borders as COVID-19 cases in Mombasa surge
All Kilifi County borders, entry and exit points, will remain closed to all including their staff members from this Tuesday following enhanced security measures, in what seems like a measure to cushion Kilifi from Mombasa county’s surging number of infections. The latest statistics from the health ministry have shown new infection rates in Kilifi slow […]
COVID-19: Mombasa records second death as infections rise to 184
A second Coronavirus related death in Mombasa has put the national toll at seven as the number of infections from the deadly coronavirus in the country increased to 184 from 179 after five new cases were confirmed on Thursday. According to the health CS Mutahi Kagwe, the case was detected to be COVID-19 days after […]
COVID-19: Mombasa schools designated as isolation centers
Bandari College, Shimo la Tewa boys, and Mama Ngina girls high schools are among 460 institutions identified by the government as quarantine centers for the deadly Coronavirus across the country. In a list sent to media houses from the health ministry on Thursday, every county has been assigned isolation centers in preparation for possible increased […]
COVID-19: Hofu yatanda bandari ya Mombasa
Mombasa sasa imeripoti visa 18 vya coronavirus tangu mlipuko wa ugonjwa huo uripotiwe nchini. Aidha kifo cha mtu mmoja pia kilitokea hapa Mombasa. Ursula Buluma mwenye miaka 58 alikuwa mfanyakazi wa KPA na alifariki kutokana na ugonjwa huo katika Mombasa Hospital. Baadae alizikwa katika makaburi ya Mbaraki hapa Mombasa. Hayo yakijiri, hofu imetanda katika bandari […]