Police in Kenya have arrested two people who escaped from a coronavirus quarantine centre in the capital, Nairobi. They were among dozens of others who were filmed jumping over a wall of the quarantine centre, drawing public condemnation. The two were arrested while drinking at a bar in Roysambu area, north of the city, and […]
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COVID-19: Dozens of Kenyans in quarantine storm out of centre over ‘unbearable’ conditions
Dozens of Kenyans who have been in mandatory quarantine attempted to storm out of an isolation centre in the capital, Nairobi, because of what they say are unbearable conditions. The health ministry says 225 people across the country have been infected with the virus, and people who recently entered the country before the closure of […]
Kenya: President Kenyatta and deputy announce 80% salary slash to fight COVID-19
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced an 80 percent salary cut for him and his deputy while other senior government officials will also take reductions on a lower scale to try and ease economic strain on the country. In a statement, Kenyatta said the pay reductions were in solidarity with millions of Kenyan suffering the […]
Kenya: Mob attacks and kills suspected coronavirus victim
A man in Kibundani area, Kwale County on Tuesday, March 17, died after he was assaulted by a group of youth at night. The man, George Kotini Hezron, is said to have been suspected of suffering from coronavirus by the residents, who decided to take the law into their hands against CS Mutahi Kagwe’s directive that any […]
Kenya: Female prison inmates want laws that will allow them have sex with their spouses when they visit
Some inmates of Mtangani GK Prison in Malindi, Kilifi County of Kenya have begged the country’s government to institute new laws that will allow them enjoy sexual intimacy with their visiting spouses. Speaking on behalf of other inmates, Sofia Swaleh who is serving a life sentence said the time allocated to their visiting spouses and relatives is […]
Kenyan woman shocks health authorities as she donates drunk husband to be used for coronavirus experiment
A Kenyan woman has shocked health Authorities after she donated her husband to them to enable them use him to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus. Hellen Machiri explained she has discussed the matter with her husband, a known drunkard and he has agreed to the plan so they could end the endemic poverty […]
Autotransfusion device Hemafuse to revolutionize blood access across Africa; available in Ghana and Kenya
Hemafuse, a surgical autotransfusion device, will revolutionize blood access across Africa. Hemafuse is designed to salvage and recycle whole blood from cases of internal bleeding. The device can be used in both emergencies and scheduled procedures to recover blood from where it pools inside of a patient, into a blood bag, where it is immediately […]
14 killed and more than 39 injured in stampede in Kenya
At least 14 children were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a primary school in Kenya when they were let out to go home. The pupils, mostly aged between 10 and 12, are said to have been crushed as they ran down a narrow staircase at Kakamega Primary School after lessons. One mother […]
Kenya: ‘’You won’t speak during Men’s conference 2020 if you don’t have beard and experience in polygamy’’- Mzee Kibor
The convener and National Patron of the Annual Men’s conference in Kenya, Mzee Jackson Kibor has thrown a caveat, setting out the guidelines and rules of engagement on who is fit to speak during the 2020 edition of the conference. BestNewsGH.com can report Mzee Kibor as saying speakers at this year’s event which is the […]
Kenya: ”Arrest any man who is poor and wants to marry”-100 year old former Attorney-General declares
A former Attorney General in Kenya is calling for the arrest of any man who is poor and intends to marry. BestNewsGH.com reports Charles Njonjo, popularly known as Mzee Njonjo or the Duke of kabeteshire as saying no poor man should be allowed to punish anyone’s daughter with poverty. Mzee Njonjo who turned 100 years […]
Kenya: Teachers threaten boycott after 3 of their colleagues were killed in an attack
A teachers’ union in Kenya has threatened to evacuate its members from an area where three teachers were killed on Monday morning if the government does not improve security. The deadly attack happened in Kamuthe in Garissa county. A telecommunications mast and a police camp were also targeted. The teachers who died were not from […]
Kenya: Commercial Sex workers donate items to Police stations
In a rare gesture, commercial sex workers cleaned two police stations and donated beddings for cells as the world marked the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. The sex workers under an umbrella body ‘Smart Ladies, ‘ cleaned the office of the local Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) and put up new curtains. They […]