Kenya’s first death attributed to the coronavirus was in late March. “We have lost 19 patients today to Covid-19. One out of the 19 passed on at home. 18 out of the 19 had either hypertension or diabetes” said Ms Mwangangi. Of the new cases, 372 were Kenyans...
What you need to know: Kenya has reported the highest Covid-19 recoveries to date in a single day, after discharging 54 people from hospitals who tested negative for Covid-19. The new recoveries now bring to 553 the total persons discharged from hospitals since April 1- ...
KLM to Halt Long-Haul Operations to Stem COVID-19 Spread Joe CusmanoJan 26, 2021 Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is set to fall rather quiet today as Dutch flag carrier KLM has announced it will bring most of its flying to a halt.
LHT, Kenya Airways Sign Component MRO Agreement Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways to provide total component support for the carrier’s nine Boeing 787-8 aircraft until 2028. The agreement consists of LHT supplying maintenance services and components, as well as ai...
Other medallists in Tokyo carrying their nation’s flag will be Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega, Grenada’s Kirani James, Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot and New Zealand’s Valerie Adams. With the 2020 Games delayed a year due to the pandemic, athletes and fans now have only three years to wait ...
The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has given athletes Stellah Barsosio and Gloria Kite Chebiwott two-year doping suspensions. The development was announced on Monday by ADAK, whose mission is to defend athletes' fundamental rights to take part in a doping-free sport in the nation. Chebi...
“The British High Commission has the regret to inform the Ministry (of Foreign Affairs) that Her Majesty’s government has taken the decision to add Kenya to its Covid-19 related quarantine list,” reads the statement. “Nearly a third of those testing positive have been carrying the ...
A newborn in Kenya today stands a 95.8 percent chance of surviving to his/her fifth birthday. As the pandemic continues to spread, fear of getting infected has led many sick people and those needing medical care such as vaccinations to give health centres a wide berth, threatening gains in ...
Kenya has invited firms through a global tender to bid for the construction of a Covid-19 vaccine plant as it enters the homestretch on manufacturing the jab locally.
President Uhuru Kenyatta while giving his eighth State of the Nation address on Tuesday said Kenya would not close its borders but would opt for strict rules for travellers arriving into the country. “Tumefanya kazi sana tafadhali hakuna haja ya kutufungia nchi tena(we have worked so hard an...