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Kenya: MPs Health Committee Pleads With Doctors to Call Off Looming Strike
Capital FM, 3 December 2020
The National Assembly Health Committee has pleaded with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) to call off a national strike set to start on Monday. Read more »
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Kenya: No Dance Floor in Clubs as Govt Releases Fresh Covid-19 Guidelines
Nairobi News, 1 December 2020
In a move aimed at restricting Covid-19 infections in pubs and restaurants during the festive season, the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development has… Read more »
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Kenya: What Covid-19 Reveals in Local Banks
Nation, 1 December 2020
Covid-19 has exposed the hidden difference in ability of commercial banks to absorb shocks, majorly on account of the business models and kind of customers they deal with. Read more »
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Kenya: 'Black December' as Covid-19 Fears Cloud Festivities
Nation, 1 December 2020
Today marks the start of a December like no other in recent memory. Read more »
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Kenya: Fear of Massive Dropouts When Schools Reopen After Covid-19 Shutdown
Nairobi News, 30 November 2020
Thousands of learners failed to show up in class when schools partially reopened last month, raising fears of massive dropouts caused by the prolonged closure of learning… Read more »
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Kenya: Covid-19 to Cause Spike in Budgets for Tokyo Olympics
Nation, 29 November 2020
Journalists planning to travel to the Tokyo Olympics next year will have to rejig at their budgets to accommodate extra costs of Covid-19 tests and quarantine periods. Read more »
Kenyan Dance Floors Closed in Covid-19 Fight
In a move aimed at restricting Covid-19 infections in pubs and restaurants during the festive season, the trade ministry has proposed new guidelines for the sale of alcohol. According to the protocols, bar owners are required to shield counters with perspex, to block contact between bartender and customer. Customers are prohibited from sitting at the counter. They are also required to close dance floors and have a designated person enforcing virus containment protocols. Any alcoholic drink retailers found in breach of Covid-19 rules in the Public Health Act Cap 242, will be held accountable and will will face legal action.
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The Kenya Medical Research Institute will test whether two available drugs on the market can treat Covid-19 patients with mild and moderate symptoms. The trial, ANTICOV, being ... Read more »
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The number of people attending burials has been limited to 100, while only 50 people may attend weddings - these are the new measures announced by the Interfaith Council for ... Read more »
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The Covid-19 pandemic has impoverished an additional two million Kenyans, a new report by the World Bank reveals. With a growing unemployment, the development is a setback to the ... Read more »
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For months, healthcare workers have reportedly been demanding a safer working environment, as well as medical insurance. The country has lost its twelfth specialist after Nira ... Read more »
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the decision to review Covid-19 measures was taken due to the spike in the number of infections and deaths since August 2020, when tough ... Read more »
