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Renown Author Ken Walibora is Dead

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Renowned author, Ken Walibora has died.

The author allegedly went missing since Friday last week, and his family and friends have been looking for him.

He is said to have been hit by a matatu along Ladhies road in nairobi, on Friday.

His remains have been traced to a local morgue, with reports indicating that he was hit by a Double M matatu while crossing Landhies road.

Ken is fondly remembered for his Epic Swahili novel Siku Njema.

He is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of our time with works cutting across the four main genres of literature—the novel, the short story, the play and the verse.

Ndoto ya America, Kidagaaa Kimemuozea and Naskia Sauti ya Mama are some of his widely accepted works.

Of course, he also wrote in English but according to his LinkedIn Profile, he preferred communicating in Swahili.

Walibora was born in Bungoma County, the family later moved to Kitale and settled in the nearby Cherangany. This explains why most of his stories are set up in the region.

His father was a school headteacher who loved Kiswahili and this inspired the young Ken Waliaula.

However, he says that he got most lessons from his mother.

Growing up, Ken was never an A student but the encouragement from his mother encouraged him to pursue greatness.

Ken has been a senior lecturer at Riara University since 2018. He also headed the Kiswahili Department at Nation Media Group.

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Moral Cop Ezekiel Mutua Comes to The Rescue of Mulamwah, Promises Him a Plum Job

by Muthoni Kamande
written by Muthoni Kamande

Kenya Films and Classification Board CEO Dr Ezekiel Mutua has come to the rescue of Kendrick Mulamwah, popularly known as Mulamwah, the comedian who recently announced that he was quitting comedy due to cyber bullying.

Mutua through his official twitter account on Wednesday morning said that he had heard the reports of Kenyans on Twitter wanting to push Mulamwah out of comedy, and into depression.

The moral cop encouraged Mulamwah to pick himself up and give him a call.

He has promised to buy the comedian a new shirt, mentor him and make him an ambassador of clean content.

Mutua went ahead to advice Mulamwah that the best way to deal with cyber bullying is refusing to give up.

“I hear that twitterates are driving @mulamwah out of comedy & into depression. Bro pick yourself up and give me a call. I will buy you a new shirt, mentor you and make you an ambassador of clean content. The best way of dealing with cyber bullies is to refuse to give up!” he posted.

Mulamwah took to his social media pages on Monday evening to apologize to his fans for making a decision of quitting comedy.

He shared a video of himself burning his favourite comic shirt, an attire that has always identified himself to his fans.

The comedian noted that the reception on social media had become too harsh for him to bear.

He explained that what was to make him happy makes me more sad, more enemies than friends,too much negativity and trolls.

Mulamwah noted that he wasn’t on social media for fame and bad blood but for fun. He thanked his fans for the support and everyone else who made him successful.

“It wasn’t an easy decision to make . Am sorry guys , what was to make me happy makes me more sad, more enemies than friends,too much negativity,trolls. I wasn’t here for fame and bad blood but for fun. Shukran sana kwa the support from the fans and everyone else who made it a success,” part of his post read.

Several other celebrities, among them comedian Jalang’o, DJ Shiti, gospel artist Bahati and radio presenter Alex Mwakideu have encouraged Mulamwah to give a deaf ear to cyber bullies and continue doing his thing.

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Muslim Covid-19 response team issues guidelines on handling of victim bodies

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

The National Muslim Covid-19 Response Team has initiated procedures of handling bodies of victims who die of coronavirus, and how their funeral prayers and burial should be conducted.

Chairman of the Response Team, Prof. Muhammad Karama, said the team has also put in place a team of volunteers in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, Nakuru and Bungoma to handle cases if victims who die from the virus.

“The volunteers with appropriate personal protection equipment will provide assistance in the handling of the deceased cases and ensure that the bodies of Muslims are wrapped in white sheets and placed in a biodegradable sealed body bags before being transported to the burial areas,” said Prof. Karama.

Speaking at a press briefing at the Jamia Mosque in Nairobi, Monday, attended and addressed by Imams, scholars and Muslim medical professionals, he said Muslims who die of COVID-19 will not be subjected to the ritual washing procedures in order to prevent infection and spread of the disease.

“We appeal to Muslims throughout the country to adhere to the government directive to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and to avoid the ritual of washing of bodies of victims confirmed to have died of coronavirus,” said Karama.

“In the event of a death caused by the virus, either at the hospital or at home, a team from the National Muslim Covid-19 Response Committee will be at hand to provide the necessary assistance regarding the handling of the bodies, transportation and burial procedures,” he said.

Karama also called on Muslims to report all home deaths through the toll free number 719 for government assessment before the identified teams engage in the burial procedures.

At the same time, Prof. Karama announced that a team of psychiatrists and psychologists has been put in place to provide counseling and psycho-social support to the families of the deceased.

The Chairman is also coordinating with scholars and Imams in Mombasa while the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims will play a coordinating role in ensuring that the information is cascaded to the counties.

He said the response team is sensitizing the Muslim community in the country about the coronavirus pandemic, with emphasis on adherence to all precautionary measures put in place by the government in containing and fighting Covid-19.

Karama added that various committees have been put in place to facilitate preparedness and management of the effects of the pandemic, and their role will include body handling, janazah (burial) welfare and resource mobilization, home based care, and psycho-socio support.

The Chairman also urged the government to provide special consideration to Muslims to feed the less fortunate during the forthcoming holy month of Ramadhan which is due in less than two weeks.

Prof. Karama said Muslims have already made arrangements on how the food distribution will be conducted, saying that a team of volunteers will distribute the food directly to the homes of the beneficiaries while adhering to protocols put in place by the Ministry of Health to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The National team thanked doctors, nurses and other medical practitioners who are at the frontline in trying to save the lives of those afflicted with COVID-19.

National Muslim Covid-19 Response Team was formed with the aim of complementing the efforts of the government and the Ministry of Health in addressing the challenges of Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

The Team comprises of Islamic scholars, Imams and representatives from different mosques, Muslim organizations and the Kenya Association of Muslim Medical Professionals.

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Mulamwah Quits Comedy, Reveals How Cyber Bullying Made Him Lose a 3-Months-Old Baby

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Cyber bullies have made it again! Comedian Kendrick Mulamwah, popularly known as Mulamwah has quit comedy.

This is after he faced cyber bullying for a long time.

The fast-growing Luhyia comedian took to his social media pages on Monday evening to apologize to his fans for the decision he had decided to take.

He shared a video of himself burning his favourite comic shirt, an attire that has always identified himself to his fans.

The comedian noted that the reception on social media had become too harsh for him to bear.

He explained that what was to make him happy makes me more sad, more enemies than friends,too much negativity and trolls.

Mulamwah noted that he wasn’t on social media for fame and bad blood but for fun. He thanked his fans for the support and everyone else who made him successful.

“It wasn’t an easy decision to make . Am sorry guys , what was to make me happy makes me more sad, more enemies than friends,too much negativity,trolls. I wasn’t here for fame and bad blood but for fun. Shukran sana kwa the support from the fans and everyone else who made it a success,” reads part of his post.

Mulamwah went ahead to say that those who wished the worst for him should now be happy.

“To those who always wished the worst for me I hope y’all happy now , the stage is all yours . my prayer is that no one else goes through the same again,” he posted.

He further shared a painful experience, revealing how he once lost his three months old baby due to stress that had been caused by cyber bullies.

“I once posted @carrol_sonie while in a hospital bed , we had just lost our baby at 3 months gestation following stress after being trolled online. I have never been the same since then , but we are men still keeping on a smile to cover the grimace,” his post read.

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COVID-19: 15 More People Recover as Cases Hit 208

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenya has for the first time recorded the highest number of recoveries within 24 hours.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Monday evening confirmed 15 more recoveries, bringing the total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 40.

CS Kagwe announced that the 15 had tested negative after two mandatory tests were performed on them.

However, Kagwe confirmed 11 more new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2018.

He said that the government has so far managed to test 8,123 samples, Mobilized 500 ventilators for critical care, and Manufactured and distributed millions of litres of sanitizer.

Kagwe however, noted that the government has scaled up its preparedness in response to contain the disease. He cited that PPEs have been scaled up, where millions of shillings have been spent, upwards of Ksh 140 million.

“We have scaled up our preparedness in response to contain the disease, we have scaled up our PPEs where we have spent millions of shillings, upwards of 140M. We have tested over 8000 samples from quarantined persons and their contacts,” he said.

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Moha Jicho Pevu Reveals How Gov’t is Using COVID-19 to Play Dirty Games

by Brian Miano
written by Brian Miano

The National government is using COVID-19 pandemic to play a dirty game, Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali has revealed.

Through his social media handles, the journalist-turned politician revealed how the government orchestrated a clever move to send MPs home so as to implement taxation measures, supplementary budget and the Ksh 3 Trillion 2020/2021 Estimates.

According to the Nyali lawmaker, all this is set to happen without any parliamentary approval.

He further reveals that the locking down of Nairobi, where both National Assembly and the senate are situated, was a move to paralyze lawmaker’s efforts to access Nairobi.

The MP says that the government want to pass a rotten COVID-19 budget by setting up the MPs.

He went ahead to blame the media for allowing themselves to be used by the state by running controversial headlines the portray MPs in a bad manner.

On Monday morning, the Standard newspaper ran a headline titled “The Traitors”, which referred to the MPs.

At is at this point that MPs started making revelations about the circumstances that led to the suspension of their sittings.

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria on Monday morning also took to his social media handles to make similar revelations.

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Below is Mohammed Ali’s post on his facebook page.

“As I said earlier, the cancellation of the Special Sittings of the National Assembly and the Senate (Both of them located within Nairobi) had little to do with COVID-19. It is a clever orchestration to implement taxation measures, supplementary budget and the Ksh 3 Trillion 2020/2021 Estimates without parliamentary approval, a clear by – pass of the country’s laws.

“The SYSTEM want us to pass a rotten Covid budget by setting us up. If we dont pass it we appear bad in the eyes of the public. Somebody is trying to redeem himself unfortunately using corona virus pandemic. The Standard newspaper today in its typical art of spin and propaganda has deliberately chosen to forsake the truth and is now collectively reprimanding parliament despite the fact that many of us have been calling for the reconvention of parliament as early as March.

“This is not only dishonest but also portray a media house hellbent on driving the Executive’s agenda at whatever cost; the tenets of impartial journalism notwithstanding.

“Hii ukora naielewa. I know a REAL JOURNALIST SCRIPT and the SYSTEM ONE. They tried with the STAR NEWSPAPER- SMART PEOPLE READ THE SUN but it didn’t work. To the standard and star newspapers kumbukeni MSICHANA WA BAR HATONGOZWI ASUBUHI. Wakenya wanataka pesa zao msitumiwe kuwasaidia WAKORA kuiba kwa kuwafanya wengine waonekane wabaya Ili Bunge isifunguliwe. TRUTH is my WEAKNESS. I refuse to die! ” reads the post.

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Murathe Opens up on a Coalition Uhuru Will Form After Dumping Ruto

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta will form a coalition ahead of 2022 elections should his deputy Dr William Ruto leave the ruling party ahead of his 2022 political quest, David Murathe has revealed.

Ever since Murathe returned to Jubilee party, DP Ruto has no peace, and is now pointing blame fingers at some party officials whom he has termed as fraudsters.

But in an interview with a local daily, Murathe stated that he is not afraid of DP Ruto dumping Jubilee.

“It has reached a point in DP Ruto’s camp that they have to go or we leave the party to them,” said Murathe.

However, he hinted at a possibility of forming a coalition with opposition leaders ahead of 2022 elections to face off with DP Ruto.

“We can go form alliances with Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Gideon Moi,” he added.

He also cautioned the DP against confronting President Uhuru Kenyatta over the looming changes in the leadership of the party.

“When he is saying there are fraudsters in the party, does it mean that Uhuru Kenyatta is one of them?,” asked Murathe.

Murathe slammed DP Ruto for taking internal party affairs in social media rather than addressing them through the right channels.

“I am shocked that the Deputy President can go and prosecute matters of the party on social media, yet he is the same person who told us he talks to Uhuru every day,” said David Murathe.

The Deputy President and the TangaTanga brigade have been at war with Uhuru’s allies on who controls the party ahead of 2022.

In what seems to be a marriage on the rock, It is only a matter of time before the Jubilee party explodes into pieces ahead of 2022.

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VIDEO: Controversial Political Analyst Hints at Next Mt Kenya Kingpin

by Muthoni Kamande
written by Muthoni Kamande

Controversial political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has hinted at the next Mt Kenya kingpin.

Ngunyi, in an interview with K24 on Sunday night, identified Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe as the man who might be picked to lead the region henceforth, terming him ‘the possible chief in waiting’.

“CS Mutahi Kagwe is a possible chief in waiting among the Kikuyus,” said the man behind the ‘tyranny of numbers’ prediction, where he foresaw Uhuru enjoying the backing of majority of MPs ahead of his 2013 election, a prophecy that came to pass.

He based the observation on Kagwe’s performance in his current position, stating that he has done a brilliant job as the main man in the ongoing battle against the Coronavirus pandemic.

He said that he can see another former President Mwai Kibaki in the CS, adding that he might end up leading the Kikuyu community as Kibaki did between 2002 and 2013, before handing over to Uhuru.

“I think he has done his job splendidly. He interned in the school as Kibaki. He speaks and acts like Kibaki,” he added.

But his remarks might not amuse Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru, who until recently, was being seen as one of the frontrunners in the race to take over from Uhuru come 2022.

Waiguru has been very vocal about Mt Kenya affairs lately, which has made her appear interested in leading the community post Uhuru.

Last year, she said that the region is ready to support former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for the presidency. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM ) leader has for a very long time been unwanted in the region.

A number of commentators have also been suggesting that she might feature in the next government, especially in case of an expansion of the executive, as a representative of the region.

Watch the video below:

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Controversial Newspaper Headline Forces Moses Kuria to Expose State’s Dirty Plan

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Gatundu South Member of Parliament has come to the rescue of his colleagues after a controversial Standard Newspaper headline.

The Standard on Monday morning ran a headline that termed the lawmakers as traitors.

In the story, the Standard said that the lawmakers are manufacturing all manner of reasons to protect their hefty perks and avoid taking responsibility for directing government response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The newspaper accused the MPs of doing nothing to cushion people and businesses from being wiped out by COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Mombasa road based media house, the only time the lawmakers seemed to regain their voices – and in their numbers – was on Saturday to protest and defend the leadership coup in the fractious Jubilee Party.

But coming to the defense of the lawmakers, Moses Kuria claimed that the owners of the media house were paid by the state to tarnish the name of the MPs.

The controversial lawmaker argues that the first step was to ensure that the parliament doesn’t meet.

Mr Kuria claims that the second step was to bribe the media to blame the victims. He argues that a suspect budget is then brought and hide everything under COVID-19 and if MPs refuse, they will then be balmed.

“First you ensure parliament doesnt meet. Then you bribe Gideon Moi’s media to blame the victims. Then you will bring a suspect budget and hide everything under COVID and if MPs refuse you will say “See, didnt I tell you these Wakoras are traitors?” We didnt come with the Railway,” Moses Kuria posted on his social media pages.

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Jerrycans Aside, Bungoma on The Spot For Procuring Sterile Gloves at Ksh 10,000 a Pair

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Governor Wycliffe Wangamati-led Bungoma County Government is once again on the spot for procuring mattresses and sterile gloves at a cost of Ksh.10,000 a pair.

This is a move taken by the county as part of its activities to combat Covid-19 that has bow hit the Country.

The allegations of the county procuring mattresses and sterile gloves at an exaggerated price come amid claims that the county chief procured 600 20-litre jerrycans at a cost of Ksh 10,000 each.

Wangamati was early this week put on the spot by Members of County Assembly over the misappropriation of Ksh. 6 million meant to combat COVID-19 in the county.

Speaking to members of the press on Tuesday, the Bungoma County Assembly Health committee accused the County governor Wycliffe Wangamati of sabotaging the probe on the allegations.

This is after senior officials and the county referral hospital superitendant failed to appear before the committee to answer the claims.

The committee chair Mr. George Makari expressed his disappointment after the committee secretariat was ordered not to appear for the grilling further accusing the house leadership of conspiring to cover up the scandal.

MCAs Tony Khaoya, Joseph Maguda and Aggrey Mulongo said the county government was involved and further threatened to initiate an impeachment motion against governor Wycliffe Wangamati.

However, Governor Wangamati on Saturday April 11, 2020 distanced himself from allegations of mismanagement of the said funds.

Addressing members of the press at the county offices, governor Wangamati expressed his disappointment over the issue terming it as inaccurate and misleading.

He went ahead to refute the claims clarifying that the county government distributed 368 120- litre jerrycans that were donated to them by well wishers and friends of the county to a few markets in the county.

“Let it be known that we don’t have 600 Jerry cans out there,we have 368 which were donated in a few markets and other public places. Let it also be known that the Jerrycans in question are not 20 litre,they are 120 litres.

“The 600 are the markets we had earmarked to receive atleast a jerican each. I challenge anybody with evidence to contrary or to effect that any officer in my government paid 10,000 Kenya shillings for a jerrycans to bring it forward or take it to EACC,county assembly and other relevant authorities,”he said.

He further noted that the county has received more donations including an assortment of PPEs,training in kind and sanitizer and also urged friends of goodwill to come in and help.

He called upon people to unite instead of creating scandals where there is none to settle meaningless scores.

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Bungoma Governor Clears The Air on Buying 600 20-Litre Jerrycans at Ksh 10,000 Each

by Pauline Waswa
written by Pauline Waswa

Bungoma County Governor Wycliffe Wangamati has distanced himself from allegations of mismanagement of funds meant for the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing members of the press at the county offices, governor Wangamati expressed his disappointment over the issue terming it as inaccurate and misleading.

This comes after he was accused of buying 600 20-litre jerrycans each at 10,000 Kenya shillings. The governor went ahead to refute the claims clarifying that the county government distributed 368 120- litre jerrycans that were donated to them by well wishers and friends of the county to a few markets in the county.

“Let it be known that we don’t have 600 Jerry cans out there,we have 368 which were donated in a few markets and other public places. Let it also be known that the Jerrycans in question are not 20 litre,they are 120 litres.

“The 600 are the markets we had earmarked to receive atleast a jerican each. I challenge anybody with evidence to contrary or to effect that any officer in my government paid 10,000 Kenya shillings for a jerrycans to bring it forward or take it to EACC,county assembly and other relevant authorities,”he said.

He further noted that the county has received more donations including an assortment of PPEs,training in kind and sanitizer and also urged friends of goodwill to come in and help.

He called upon people to unite instead of creating scandals where there is none to settle meaningless scores.

“It behooves upon all of us leaders and the people we serve to shelve our narrow interests and keep our eyes on the ball and that’s fighting Corona virus in the county. To the people of Bungoma, treat any information contrary to this as rumours, gossip and ill-will,”he said

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Public Warned Against Waging Violent Acts on COVID-19 Suspects

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

The public has been warned against waging violent acts on people suspected to be having Covid-19 or those that have travelled from places that have the pandemic.

The warning was sounded by Lamu Governor Fahim Yassin Twaha in light of suspected stigmatisation of Covid-19 cases within the past two months.

He made these remarks earlier today during a press briefing in the county’s Mokowe headquarters over the status update on the county’s preparedness with regards to managing and preventing the spread of Covid-19 within the county.

He revealed that although some two patients had exhibited presumed coronavirus symptoms while being admitted at the Mpeketoni Sub County District Hospital, it was too early to tell whether they were a risk to the community.

“Presumptions have led to rumours of a possible Covid-19 outbreak which is not the case and residents should be careful not to fall under the trap of stigmatising those seeking treatment for similar symptoms, which could just be TB or pneumonia,” Twaha stated.

Flanked by Lamu County Commissioner Macharia Irungu and the Covid-19 Management Committee, the governor further revealed that the samples of the two patients had been taken and dispatched to KEMRI Laboratories with results expected within 24 hours.

“The two patients have already been isolated and contact tracing is already underway to know their travel history,” the governor said.

He advised the public to call the hotline numbers that the county public health had provided to enable trained public health officials handle such suspects instead of people taking the law into their hands.

Twaha also stated that it was very important for people to understand that anyone could get infected and urged residents to adhere to Ministry of Health preventive guidelines.

No Covid-19 case has been reported in Lamu since the outbreak of the global pandemic within the country last month. However, Twaha reiterated that the county government’s health facilities have designated isolation facilities that would help in case of an outbreak in the area.

The governor was optimistic that the measures put in place by the county government were sufficient to tackle the spread of the virus should it arise.

He also commended the Lamu County Assembly for reallocating Sh50 million from their internal budget to aid the county manage the crisis.

The county government has so far set aside Sh10 million as an emergency fund for the county.

“The county is in talks with suppliers to bring in as many ventilators as possible in case of an outbreak, and we will also embark on a massive sanitizer distribution programme to keep the virus at bay.

“We are also organising how relief aid will be distributed to vulnerable families across the county in the wake of reduced revenue streams in more than 60 percent of households within the county,” he added.

He further said that TVETs in Lamu were so far engaged in making as many as 4,000 masks which would be distributed for free across the county as they were now too expensive to buy from any supplier.

These sentiments echoed by CC Irungu who urged well-wishers to coordinate with the Covid-19 county management team to distribute relief items rather than embark on solitary missions.

“We will not entertain individuals distributing relief items outside the designated programme in a bid to win political points. We urge that all relief should be steered towards this committee which will then channel it to the public,” Macharia said.

He also urged members of the public to adhere to the curfew regulations to avoid run-ins with law enforcement agencies whom he said were only keen to ensure the safety of Kenyans within the MOH regulations provided.

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COVID-19: Two-Year-Old Tests Positive in Kenya

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A two year-old has tested positive for coronavirus in Kenya.

Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi on Saturday afternoon confirmed to more new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of the cases in the country to 191.

One of the new cases is from Mombasa and another one is from Nairobi, one of which is aged two years.

Dr Mwangangi noted that none of the cases has a recent history of travel.

“Out of 491 tested samples, 2 have tested positive for coronavirus bringing confirmed cases in the country to 191. None of them has a recent history of travel. One of the patients is 2 years old & the other 32 years’ old,” Dr Mwangangi said.

Both cases were picked by the surveillance team. However, two more people have recovered bringing the total number of recoveries to 24.

Kenya has so far recorded 7 deaths as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The disease causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. You can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and avoiding close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell.

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Tension in Masalani as Covid-19 suspect enters town

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

Tension gripped Masalani town, Ijara Sub County following the arrival of a man from Covid-19 hotspot, Kilifi County exhibiting symptoms of coronavirus.

The man, who arrived in the area two days ago feverish and with high temperatures, was immediately taken to Masalani Sub County Hospital for isolation.

Contacted for comment, Ijara sub county medical of health Dr. Abdinasir Abdi Mohammed confirmed the patient is in a quarantine unit at Masalani sub county hospital.

He said the suspect’s blood sample was taken to Nairobi for analysis and returned a negative result but he would be under quarantine for 14 days.

Dr Mohamed called on residents to follow government prevention procedures including putting on face masks and keeping social distance.

He cautioned social media bloggers and users against posting sensitive messages with no basis or reference.

He commended Ijara Deputy County Commissioner Mr. Samson Towett and his Covid-19 pandemic committee and disaster preparedness committee for the measures they have put in place towards combating the corona pandemic.

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