Kenya to reopen schools for some as virus cases drop
Kenya’s education ministry said Tuesday that select classes would resume this week, after previously declaring the school year lost, following a drop in coronavirus cases. Kenya shut schools in March along with a slew of other measures to contain the pandemic, including a night curfew, the closure of restaurants and bars, and the cordoning off […]
Asharami Synergy Kenya provides clarity on misleading media report
The attention of Asharami Synergy Limited Kenya has been drawn to an inaccurate media report published in the online edition of Kenya’s newspaper of April 14, 2020, under the headline: “Kenya turns away ship with 75m litres of low-quality fuel”. The said report leaned on documents and information provided by unnamed sources to arrive at […]
Kenya’s parliament cancels sitting after virus travel ban
A recall of Kenya’s parliament scheduled for Wednesday in the capital, Nairobi, has been cancelled. Lower house Speaker Justin Muturi told local media that the sitting was cancelled after President Uhuru Kenyatta imposed a travel ban on movement in and out of Nairobi. Nairobi and areas in the coastal region have been identified as coronavirus […]
Coronavirus: Kenya bans second-hand clothing imports
Kenya has banned the importation of second-hand clothes, popularly known as “mitumba”, as a way of limiting the spread of coronavirus. “Importation of used clothes is suspended with immediate effect to safeguard the health of Kenyans and promote local textiles,” Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper quoted Trade Minister Betty Maina as saying. Many people buy second-hand […]
Kenya imposes curfew, offers tax breaks to tackle coronavirus
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday ordered a nighttime curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while taking a massive pay cut and unveiling tax breaks to ease the economic impact of the crisis on citizens. In a lengthy address to the nation, Kenyatta warned he would not hesitate to take “more drastic measures” […]
First coronavirus cases reported in Kenya, Ghana, Gabon
Kenya, Ghana, and Gabon, on Friday, reported their first confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus. In East Africa, Kenya reported one case on Friday, while in West Africa, Ghana reported two cases just as Gabon said it had logged one case. This, however, raised the total number of African countries affected by the […]
