COVID-19: Alarm as another KPA employee tests positive
The second case of COVID-19 confirmed at the port has sparked speculations that Mombasa port is the epicenter of the dreaded Coronavirus spread in Mombasa. So far,18 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Mombasa making it the county with the second-highest number of cases after Nairobi. The first KPA case succumbed to the virus […]
COVID-19: Screening centers mounted along Mombasa-Nairobi highway
Efforts to curb the spread of the deadly Coronavirus have gone a notch higher in the country after screening centers were erected along the busy Mombasa-Nairobi highway. The screening centers mounted at Miasenyi and Manyani areas were manned by both police and Kenya Red Cross officials, and all passengers traveling along the highway from either […]
COVID-19: Sombre mood as Mombasa victim is laid to rest
The 58-year old woman who died of Coronavirus last night in Mombasa was buried on Thursday afternoon in a low-key ceremony that was attended by less than 20 people. COVID-19: Mombasa records first death The woman, Identified as Ursula Buluma who worked for the Kenya Ports Authority succumbed to the deadly virus at the Mombasa […]
COVID-19: Mombasa records first death
A patient who was hospitalized at a Mombasa hospital after testing positive for the Coronavirus, died on Thursday, bringing the national death toll to three. The female patient aged 58 had been admitted at the hospital’s isolation ward for close to two weeks before her condition worsened, leading to her demise early on Thursday. “Today […]
COVID-19: 29 test positive as national infections hit 110
Two more patients died from the deadly Corona virus bringing the national death toll to three, the health ministry, said on Thursday. 29 more people have tested positive for the virus, bringing the new infections to 110, the latest being the highest single number of infections within 24 hours. Health cabinet secretary Mutahi Kagwe said […]
COVID-19: Over 100 inmates released in prison decongestion exercise
At least one hundred inmates were set free in prisons across the Coast region, in ongoing efforts to decongest the correctional facilities, following the deadly Coronavirus outbreak. A statement from the registrar of the Mombasa law courts bearing a list of all the affected inmates, indicated that 110 had been set free, while 19 others […]
COVID-19: Police fire teargas, clobber citizens at Likoni ferry
Police in Mombasa on Friday fired teargas canisters and clobbered citizens who tried to force their way towards the ferry at the Likoni channel, following a new queuing system introduced to reduce congestion and curb spread of the deadly Coronavirus. Impatient commuters who found the queues too long and slow attempted to form crowds and surge towards the ferry, […]
COVID-19: Kilifi County orders closure of key manufacturing firms
The county government of Kilifi on Wednesday ordered the closure, with immediate effect, of all key manufacturing and construction-related firms within the county, in continuing efforts to curb spread of the Corona virus. In a letter signed by the County Secretary Jefwa Mkare, and addressed to all affected firms, the county noted that the ‘unfavorable […]
COVID-19: Kilifi County bans boda-boda transport
Kilifi county government on Monday escalated safety measures in curbing spread of the coronavirus, and banned boda-boda passenger services within the county. Kilifi County Coronavirus Emergency Response Team, said in a statement to newsrooms that boda-boda services would only be allowed to ferry cargo and for courier services but not people. COVID-19 UPDATE: Kilifi Governor […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: Kilifi Governor self-quarantines
Kilifi governor Amason Kingi has gone into a 14-day self-isolation after he came in to contact with a Kilifi Government official who tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus. The senior official, who is currently being treated in compulsory isolation after testing positive for the virus, is also facing prosecution for defying the self-quarantine regulation when […]