Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Saturday, December 20 directed all county governments to advertise vacancies for striking health workers. Speaking at Kamutungi village in Mbeere South Constituency during the burial former Cabinet Minister, Joe Nyagah, Kagwe noted that the health workers have kept away from their places of work […]
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Kenya Orders 24 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine
Kenya has ordered 24 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the Star newspaper has reported. The publication while citing Ministry of Health officials stated that the doses will be enough to cover 20 per cent of the country’s population. Frontline workers, the elderly and those with underlying conditions will be given […]
Gov’t Ordered To Refund Money Collected From Kenyans Forced Into Quarantine
The government was on Thursday, December 3 ordered to refund money collected from Kenyans forced into quarantine due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In his ruling, High Court Judge James Makau ruled that it was illegal to force Kenyans onto quarantine without court orders. Justice Makau ordered the that the state […]
Drama As Angry Mourners Chase Away Gov’t Official From Funeral
Angry mourners on Monday, November 23 chased away an Assistant Chief during the burial of a Covid-19 victim in Siyenga, Kakamega County. This is afterhad to run for dear life when his attempt to bar mourners from viewing a body proved dangerous. The incident happened after the local administrator attempted […]
Kenya Takes Another Emergency Loan For Covid-19 Response
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Kenya’s request for a three-and half-year emergency loan to address the next phase of Covid-19 response. In a statement, IMF revealed it had agreed to grant Kenya the request for an emergency loan stating that there were key principles why the country needed the […]