SIAYA COUNTY Report first COVID 19 Death

It is reported that the patient had been treated at a private facility identified as Matibabu Hospital in Ukwala, Siaya

One person has succumbed to Covid-19 complications and was quickly buried in a   ceremony early Sunday morning at a village in Ukwala location, Siaya County.

According to various reports which we obtained from multiple sources, the 59-year-old man -- a Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) employee based in Mombasa -- died on Friday at about 8 pm after being brought to a local hospital at 1 pm on Saturday.

The man, according to sources, had been treated at the private hospital identified as Matibabu Hospital in Ukwala, Siaya County.

According to a police report , the patient had travelled from Mombasa on Sunday April 5 in the company of his wife and two children.

He slept in Nairobi and headed to Siaya the following day-- the day that the President had announced that there would be a ban on travel in and out of Nairobi starting 7 pm.

RAILA ODINGA urges Kenyans to prepare for referendum after COVID19

Former Prime Minister Hon. Raila Odinga

Former prime minister and Opposition leader Raila Odinga has come out to dismiss reports that the Corona virus pandemic has stopped the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) reggae and urged Kenyans to prepare for a referendum after the pandemic.

Mr. Odinga reiterates that the BBI process only took a break likening with the half time break in a football and  cannot be misconstrued to mean the end of a match.

“If the referee blows the whistle for half time during a football match for players to go and rest, do you say the match is over?” He posed

While speaking during an interview with citizen radio on Friday, the former prime minister said the BBI task force is currently finalising the report and that once the pandemic is managed, everything will resume.

VIDEO: Volcanic eruption in Jakarta

 A volcano erupted, spewing out plumes of ash that rose several kilometers in the sky as people heard the rumbles up to 150 km in Jakarta.

According to International Security and Conflict Research, the Volcano erupted on Friday 10.35 PM local time and was caught on camera. The ash column reached 23 KM high. The volcano is located between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung.

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Krakatoa volcano has erupted off the coast of Indonesia

TANGATANGA LEADERS THREATENS UHURU

Kikuyu MP Hon Kimani Ichungwa

A storm is brewing at Jubilee Party after a plot to replace senior officials of the party. 

In a gazette notice dated 6th April 2020, the registrar of Political parties called for anybody with objections to register their complains within seven days.

However, in a turn of events, the TangaTanga wing of the party which is allied to the Deputy President have come out guns blazing against the move.

Kikuyu constituency legislator tweeted; "There comes a time,When the Nation is bigger than an individual “ Late Prof George Saitoti.Jubilee is BIGGER as an institution of our democracy that carries the aspirations of many and belongs to the members not a group of schemers amidst Covid.

Hon. Caleb Kositany, member of parliament for Soy Constituency also tweeted;

Sad that as the country is united in fighting covid-19, some heartless conmen are committing fraud purporting to have made changes in the Jubilee party. Please note that we have not met as a party for three years,am a member of all party organs, none of which has met. Registrar??

Other leaders who have also come out to strongly oppose the move include Senate majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen, NA majority leader Aden Duale, Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika among others.

Breakthrough as Kenyatta University Students can make 50 Ventilators in a week.

Kenyatta University, through their innovation and incubation centre, has developed ventilators to help in the fight against Covid-19

A group of students from Kenyatta University have developed the much needed ventilators to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. These students drawn from different departments and faculties embarked on the venture to develop the ventilator's prototypes within a week putting in 18 hours a day.

"The urge to make this machine is due to the shortage currently being experienced in the country," says Karanja, a fifth year pharmacy student at Kenyatta university.

According to the students, the prototypes are still awaiting certification and approval from the ministry of Health and Ministry of Industrialization while expressing optimism that it would be done by Monday, April 13, 2020. 

Kenyans on Twitter have hailed the Kenyatta University students for their innovation and hardwork

YOU CAN NOW LAND IN JAIL OR FINED KSH. 20,000 FOR NOT WEARING MASK

Kenyan wearing mask

The government this week gazetted hefty penalties and fines for Kenyans, including a fine of KSh 20,000 or a six months’ imprisonment or both if found in public without wearing mask.

In a Kenya Gazette notice No. 41 signed by Health CS Mutahi Kagwe, failure to wear a mask while using public or private transport and failure to maintain social distance are among the offences that will attract the penalties.

"Users of public or private transport and public transport operators shall wear a proper mask that must cover the person’s mouth and nose and also maintain a physical distance of not less than one metre.”

According to these new regulations, organisations, business entities, traders whether in a market or enclosed premises are required to provide at their business location or entrance to their premises, a handwashing station with soap and water or an alcohol-based sanitiser which is approved for use by the Kenya Bureau of Standards.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe