The World Bank is extending a further Sh5.2 bn in credit facility to aid the fight against Covid-19 as confirmed cases hit 81. The funds will finance the cost of…
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Nairobi’s Industrial Area prison put under sudden total lockdown over coronavirus
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminIndustrial Area Prison in Nairobi has been placed on lockdown as a way to coronavirus in a move that led to protests from families of warders and other staff working…
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Kenya’s coronavirus confirmed cases climb to 15 as the country stares at a total lockdown
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminKenya’s coronavirus confirmed cases have climbed to 15 after Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe an additional 8 cases amid terse warning for Kenyans to prepare for full blow infections that would…
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Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe: Coronavirus cases rise to 7
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminHealth Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has confirmed that Kenya has confirmed seven patients with Covid-19 as at Wednesday morning. He added that two of the new cases were a couple…
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Kenya confirms fourth coronavirus victim as President Uhuru Kenyatta turns to prayer
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminHealth Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Tuesday confirmed that Kenya has its fourth coronavirus case after one more patient tested positive at a private hospital. The patient had travelled from London and got…
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Keep off Keroche Breweries bank accounts, High Court now orders KRA
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminKeroche Breweries can now sigh with relief after it secured temporary orders stopping the taxman from recovering Sh9.1 billion in taxes from its accounts. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) had already…
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We will cover coronavirus, Kenyan medical insurers now say in u-turn
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminInsurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) now says insurance companies will cover people affected by coronavirus, hours after it had announced that it will not. The first case was reported in Kenya…
Competition watchdog pulls brakes on manufacturers and retailers engaging in exclusive supply contracts
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has established that exclusive supply arrangements between manufacturers and various retail outlets are distorting allocation of optimal prices for such commodities and that they…
President Uhuru takes on corona virus after 2 more are infected, pledges hope for Kenya
On Friday March 6th, 2020 the Government of Kenya received confirmation of the first case of COVID-19, commonly known as Coronavirus. As you may recall, when we first announced…
Sh40 bn firearms scam: DP Dr Ruto slams media over “sponsored nonsense”
Deputy President Dr William Ruto (pictured in red trousers), Sunday, put Kenyan mainstream media on their defense literally tearing their headline stories as “sponsored nonsense”. Dr Ruto in an early…