Day: March 26, 2021

President Kenyatta impose lockdown of Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu and Nakuru, effective tonight – Read Full speech

Maureen Neema

Fellow Kenyans, The last time I addressed you on the COVID-19 pandemic, was on Friday, 12 March this Year. I did not intend to speak on this matter until the measures we took on March 12th, 2021 lapses in 30 days to 60 days.  Today, 14 days later, I have been compelled by medical and empirical evidence to revise the measures we took on March 12th, this Year. The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in January 2021 was 4,380; this has now shot to 15,916 confirmed cases by 21st March…

Traffic in the Suez Canal suspended, as the global economy loses $400 million per hour

Teresa Chepkemoi

A large ship has remained stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday sending the world economy into loses in terms of billions of dollars. The canal is an important shipping trade route that connects Asia and Europe. According to Lloyd’s List, a shipping journal with its headquarters in London, $9.7 billion worth of good pass through the canal every day. Experts estimate that it may take several weeks for passage to be cleared as the vessel got stack diagnostically. “We can’t exclude it might take weeks, depending on the situation,”…

Form four student stabbed to death hours before sitting for KSCS

Erwin Mutuku

Police in Migori are investigating what lead to the stabbing of a form four candidate who was scheduled to sit for his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) starting today. According to DCI social media post, the incident occurred at around 10pm yesterday in kamagambo, Rongo sub-county when neighbors heard someone scream in pain from the house where the boy was. When the neighbors rushed to the house, they could not get in because it was locked from inside.    When the police came, A 27 year old woman, Joyce…