Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the corona virus after displaying symptoms associated with the covid 19 disease. The 65-year-old who has been feeling ill since Sunday announced his test results to journalists and is reportedly taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug touted by US President Donald Trump as
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Kenyans suffer Mental Health & Depression as Corona cases spike
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on 7th July launched the final Report by the Taskforce on Mental Health in Kenya. The taskforce Co-chaired by Dr. Frank Njenga has recommended establishment of a mental health commission & happiness, to advise, coordinate & continuously monitor the status of mental health. According to the report, Since
Learning to resume in 2021 as CS Magoha declares Kenyan 2020 Education Calendar Null & Void
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has declared the 2020 Education calendar lost as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic and that students in class 1-7 and form 1-3 will repeat those classes. Speaking this morning at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Education, the CS also announced that there shall be
Uhuru picks Moi to represent Kenya at Malawi inauguration
Malawi's new President Lazarus Chakwera was inaugurated on 6th July 2020 in an invite only attended by 100 guests in the capital Lilongwe. In an unprecedented move with heavy political undertones, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta by-passed his Deputy William Ruto and picked KANU leader and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi to represent
Madagascar on lockdown after cases defy Covid-Organics
Madagascar has re-instituted a fresh lockdown in the capital city of Antananarivo after new infections soared just two months after restrictions were eased in the country. According to a statement issued by the Presidency, the Anamalanga region where the capital is situated is returning to full lockdown with no traffics allowed
Uhuru roots for strong Families; decries GBV and teenage pregnancies
"The Family is a Projection of the State" Says the President Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the National Crime Research Centre to probe “the escalating cases of Gender-Based Violence, the worrying trend of cases where the girl child has been disempowered, and the violation of children’s rights.” “I am concerned by
Uhuru reopens Nairobi, Mombasa, Mandera, extends Night Curfew
President Uhuru has lifted restriction of movement from Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera while extending night time curfew and calls on Kenyans to assume personal responsibility for their action and be their brothers’ keeper. Alluding to the fact the country is reasonably prepared to handle to covid19, the President called on Kenyans
Ugenya Siaya Residents receive free Facemasks from Dongruokdala CBO
In the wake of the ongoing corona virus pandemic, residents of Ugenya constituency in Siaya county have been receiving thousands of free locally manufactured facemasks from a local Community based organization called Dongruokdala. According to the Coordinator of Dongruokdala CBO Ms. Alice Awuor who is in charge of the initiative, they
Donald Trump Jr’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle tests positive for Corona Virus
Ms. Kimberly Guilfoyle, a senior Trump campaign fundraiser who is also the girlfriend to President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Junior has tested positive for the Corona Virus. Reports indicate that Guilfoyle who tested positive in South Dakota as a prerequisite for attending Presidnet Trump’s Mount Rushmore event is however asymptomatic
Sid Charttejee hails Kenya’s UN Security Council win
United Nations Resident Coordinator to Kenya Sid Charttejee has congratulated the people of Kenya for its recent election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Speaking on Kenya Television Network's Bottomline Africa programme with anchor Michelle Ngele, Sid said that Kenya’s election at the top UN Security organ