Kenya's confirmed coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000 Wednesday after 66 more tested positive, the highest single-day jump. The rise announced by Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) now brings the tally to 1,029. Mr Kagwe said that 64 out of the new cases reported are Kenyans while two are foreign nationals.
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Lorry drivers are tested for coronavirus at the border A top Tanzanian official has accused Kenya of economic sabotage and questioned the reliability of Kenyan coronavirus test kits in an ongoing row over testing for the virus at the border. A statement from Arusha’s Regional Commissioner Mrisho Mashaka Gambo says
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The feud between the legislature and executive continues to gather steam after the Speaker challenged government to tell the world where it'll get money to buy the much anticipated free masks. This is after President Yoweri Museveni during his 14th COVID-19 address to the nation on Monday announced that Government
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Burundi has blocked social media platforms on election day as voters choose a leader to replace long-serving president Pierre Nkurunziza. Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are not accessible. Only those using Virtual Private Networks (VPN), which mask a user's identity, can access the social media sites. The authorities have not responded
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The head of the Uganda COVID-19 Fund has expressed remorse over the misunderstanding after they asked Ugandans to contribute shs10, 00 towards the fund. Emmanuel Katongole in a statement says the appeal to contribute was aimed at Ugandans who are willing and not mandatory. "On 21st April 2020, the COVID-19 Fund engaged
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Uganda's coronavirus cases have risen to 264 from 260 after two truck drivers and two contacts of previously confirmed truckers tested positive. The news comes a day after president Yoweri Museveni announced that there will be continued easing of the nationwide lock down beginning next week. It is the first
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A Covid-19 vaccine that has been developed by an American biotechnology company has been found to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response in the humans against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna, announced on Monday. This is the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people. The findings
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President Yoweri Museveni and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau held talks and agreed to continue strengthening the relationship between Canada and Uganda. President Museveni said via his Twitter handle that "It was a very fruitful engagement. I thank Your Excellency for the time. We look forward to defeating this pandemic
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The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, has stated that the Coronavirus Pandemic currently ravaging the world presents an opportunity to reset the African continent so that Africans can be empowered to become more productive and self reliant. He said this today at the high-level
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President Yoweri Museveni Monday night revealed that government will first distribute ‘free’ face masks to Ugandans above the age of 6 before lifting the COVID-19 lockdown. The President also revealed that masks will be manufactured by Nyanza Textitle Industries (NYTIL), a thing that was questioned by several Ugandans including Forum
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