Bill to cushion employees, tenants during pandemic gazetted
A Bill seeking to cushion and protect tenants who are unable to pay rent and shield employees from being fired during the coronavirus pandemic has been gazetted, Members of the Public now have 14 days...
View Article455 forced into quarantine for violating curfew directive
455 people have been placed in mandatory quarantine for two weeks for defying the national curfew order as imposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta last month. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on Monday said security...
View ArticleKen Walibora to be buried Wednesday
Authorities in Trans Nzoia County have come up with regulations to guide the burial of renowned Kiswahili author Ken Walibora who will be laid to rest at his Makutano home in Cherang’any Constituency...
View Article39 women from Eastleigh arrested at wedding in Komarock quarantined
Police on Sunday arrested 39 women of Somali origin in Komarock after they were found flouting government directives on containment of the Covid-19 pandemic. The women said to have travelled from...
View ArticleSouth Sudan to deport two Kenyans who tested positive for coronvirus
South Sudan is planning to deport two Kenyans who tested positive for Corona virus back home. Nairobi News has established that a task force formed to deal with the pandemic in South Sudan resolved to...
View ArticleEko Dydda arrested, forced into quarantine in curious police action
Police at Kilimani station are on the spot after arresting and detaining gospel artist Eko Dydda for allegedly violating the dusk to dawn curfew. Nairobi News has learnt that Eko Dydda was pounced on...
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Koffi Olomide’s man held for killing girlfriend in love triangle
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations is holding a youthful Congolese national suspected of killing his middle-aged girlfriend who succumbed to injuries at her house after allegedly being...
View ArticleMan accused of conning Pakistani Sh14m in fake gold deal
A middle-aged man was on Monday charged with defrauding a Pakistan national of Sh14 million in a fake gold deal. Dute Moses Mwanje was accused of obtaining $114,000 from Asif Mohamed falsely pretending...
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Man saved from hangman’s noose after victim withdraws case
A man charged with robbery got a reprieve after the man he had robbed withdrew charges against him. Simon Chege had been accused of robbing Moses Mwangi of his mobile phone valued at Sh7,000, Sh4,800...
View ArticleDirector of Wuhan lab denies virus link
The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be the source of the outbreak, calling it “impossible”. Beijing has come...
View ArticleCovid-19: Things get thick in Tanzania with 84 new cases
The number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Tanzania grew by 84 to hit 254 confirmed cases, the Health Minister confirmed on Monday. Ms Ummy Mwalimu also announced that on the same...
View ArticleKenya can’t test coronavirus without US help – envoy
US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter on Sunday claimed that Kenya would not be able to test for coronavirus without help from America. His comments came during an exchange with Kenyans on social media...
View ArticleNGOs want alcohol, tobacco removed from essential goods list
As the government starts distributing food to the poor, questions still linger over the inclusion of trading in alcohol and tobacco products among businesses that can continue to operate past curfew...
View ArticleCNN’s Richard Quest catches coronavirus
Richard Quest, a long-serving CNN contributor and host of the network’s show “Quest Means Business,” has tested positive for coronavirus. “Yep, I’ve got a positive diagnosis for Covid-19,” he said. “I...
View ArticleMet dept warns Kenyans to brace for heavy rains
The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned Kenyans to brace for more heavy rainfall for the next seven days. Last week, the meteorological department warned of heavy rains of more than 30...
View ArticleShock as Treasury retains budget for late Moi office
The Treasury has kept the funding budget for the office of late President Daniel arap Moi in the revised national budget that was tabled in Parliament last week following the coronavirus crisis. The...
View ArticleHere’s what you need to have if you wish to attend burial outside lockdown...
A person wishing to attend a funeral outside a county that has restriction of movement must obtain a signed and stamped letter from his area OCS and Chief. They should also present an original burial...
View ArticleCovid-19: Nervy moments for employees as Tuskys closes 3 branches
Tuskys Supermarket has announced closure of a number of branches as it looks to reduce operating costs, and net more profits. In a public notice on Monday, Benard Kahianyu, the Chairman Tusker...
View ArticleMedia Council of Kenya launches health reporting grant
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has launched a health reporting grant in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA). The grant aims to support journalists in their...
View ArticleMwendwa: Fifa ban is not the end of the world
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa argues that Fifa’s looming ban on Kenya from competing in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers ‘is not the end of the world’. Just as it happened...
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