The Coronavirus Tracker
| Location | Confirmed | Recovered | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kenya Global |
4,478 8.8M |
1586 4.7M |
121 464K |
Breaking News in Kenya as of 21/06/2020
Death of funerals? Tim Wanyonyi still traumatised after ‘strangers’ buried his brother
Kenya records 104 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths and 36 recoveries
Police in Mandera nab bhang worth Ksh.800K, two suspects arrested
Suspects who killed Stephen Gacheche, stole Ksh.2M arrested in Bungoma
Kajiado man kills lover, goes missing
IG Mutyambai to have first public engagement on Twitter
Africa’s Covid-19 cases pass 290,000 as death toll reach 7,925
Arrest parents marrying off school girls, Education CAS tells chiefs
Police boss accused of aiding ‘imposter’ gets his job back
Breaking News in Kenya as of 20/06/2020
COVID-19 in Kenya: 117 more people test positive, total rises to 4,374
Woman buried alive while harvesting sand in Rachuonyo East
Two boys die, nine girls defiled in Meru
Five arrested over murder of Bungoma trader
Cop accused of killing Yassin Moyo fails to take plea after showing COVID-19 like symptoms
COVID school lockdowns leading to increase in violence against children, UN says
WHO aiming for 2 Billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2021
Gov’t warns young people hosting house parties in Westlands, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Hurlingham
3 more retailers on Gov’t watch as Tuskys stays mute on buyer power abuse
TECNO, UNHCR to support education for African refugee children
KCSE, KCPE candidates likely to sit exams in April 2021
Magoha mulls adoption of learning in shifts to get all students back in class
Four shoplifters arrested in Busia, stolen products recovered
President Uhuru nominates Nancy Janet Kabui Gathungu for Auditor General
Firm launches initiative to support small businesses in Kenya
Court issues arrest warrant against former MP Rege
Why curbing the rise in sexual offenses still an uphill task
CS steps in to end Kenya-Tanzania stand-off at Namanga border
Covid-19 stifles Mara wildebeest spectacle
Samburu woman arrested for subjecting daughter to FGM
Tea farmers want KTDA to account for Sh649m dividend
Breaking News in Kenya as of 16/06/2020
CS Kagwe urges men to emulate women as COVID-19 cases hit 3,860
Luo Benga musician Omondi Long Lilo dies in hospital
COVID-19: Equity, Mastercard to give over 14,600 students monthly stipend, learning devices
Gov’t extends restaurant operating hours to 7:30pm, bars remain closed
New drug reduces deaths among patients with severe COVID-19: trial shows
Brian Kimani’s body, withheld by Gertrude’s hospital over Ksh.17M bill, released after four months
Auma Obama calls out brother Malik over fake Barack Obama birth certificate
Gov’t orders Mama Mbogas to stop chopping vegetables for customers over COVID-19 fears
Why Maraga’s bid to reform justice system has flopped
Despite harsh laws, teenage pregnancies continue to ruin future of many girls
We’ll release kin after they heal from Covid-19, Mandera locals told
Nairobi man electrocuted while tampering with power lines
Dexamethasone: Scientists find life-saving coronavirus drug
Breaking News in Kenya as of 15/06/2020
American pleads guilty to sexually abusing girls at his orphanage in Kenya
Four COVID-19 cases confirmed at State House, Nairobi
Meet Stephen Odhiambo, carpenter who went viral now set to make millions
‘Know someone who has COVID?’ How one tweet brought home the horrors of coronavirus in Kenya
Isiolo woman accused of killing baby says ‘I don’t know what happened, I was drunk’
Matiang’i forced to address protesters demanding removal of roadblocks in Limuru
Three-year-old girl defiled, killed by mother’s boyfriend
Cries of Marakwet Landslide victims amid COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19: Equity, Mastercard to give over 14,600 students monthly stipend, learning devices
Private school teachers seek stimulus package
Title deeds issuance to resume after Covid-19 restrictions
Tens lose cash to online forex trading cheats
EACC cops arrest Samburu County officials over CMC deal
Court stops James Oyugi’s kin from exhuming body
Breaking News in Kenya as of 14/06/2020
Kenya confirms 137 new COVID-19 infections, total cases rise to 3,594
CS Kagwe: People with non-communicable diseases at higher risk of contracting COVID-19
Four more killed in fresh attack in Marsabit despite peace calls
Suspected Al-Shabaab kill Mandera police reservist in an attack on the mast
59 percent of Kenyans want places of worship reopened
Manyani Maximum Prison inmate tests positive for COVID-19
Petrol prices rise by Ksh.5.77 as diesel, kerosene costs fall
Man who hacked wife beaten to death by angry mob in Makueni
Militants kill 20 soldiers, 40 civilians in northeast Nigeria attacks
Bata shoes worth over Ksh.9.8 million stolen in Nairobi recovered at hotel in Nyamira
Breaking News in Kenya as of 13/06/2020
Police chopper crash-lands in Meru
Drama at burial of Ohangla artiste Abenny Jachiga as angry mourners remove casket from grave
Villa Rosa to send home workers
Kenya records 152 new coronavirus cases, 57 recoveries and 4 deaths
It’s robbery by money-hungry government, pensioners say
AU reiterates backing Kenya in UNSC vote
As World Blood Donor Day approaches, COVID-19 strains supply
Nairobi Park row: KWS chair ‘resigns’
Rural families stare at poverty as remittances decline
Forget cash from State, Knut tells private schools
Mourners who travelled from Mombasa to Siaya isolated
Fida to offer legal help to woman brutalised by police
Mutation could make coronavirus more infectious, study suggests
Yatani’s normal budget in abnormal circumstances
The 2020/21 budget winners and losers
Matatu operators on the spot for flouting rules to carry cargo under COVID-19 hardships
Breaking News in Kenya as of 11/06/2020
Three police officers arrested over Mercy Cherono saga
IPOA probing cops accused of tying Mercy Cherono to motorbike, dragging her on the road
Tax cheats granted 3-year grace period to declare correct taxes
COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating in Africa, WHO says
National and county governments agree on terms for gradual re-opening of the economy
Kenya records 121 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths and 44 recoveries
School after COVID-19: PPEs, sanitizers and more nurses for temperature screening
Kirinyaga: 8 family members develop ‘strange illness’, sing loudly after stealing food
Burundi’s First Lady Denise Nkurunziza returns home as officials deny coronavirus ‘rumours’
Budget 2020: Online businesses to pay taxes for digital transactions
Kuresoi South: Woman who broke into deputy OCS’s house tied to motorbike, dragged on the road
80,000 vulnerable Kenyans who lost income sources due to COVID-19 set to receive Ksh. 606M from EU
CS Yatani tables new budget for Kenya
Editors call for review of media laws to improve press freedom
Covid-19: With curfew, life on the streets is more difficult
Reality in schools dampens September opening
TSC to get more than half of Sh505bn given to ministry
Forestry agency to run City Park, says Tobiko
Two killed in Nyeri as forest officers confront suspected illegal loggers
Plan to set up a sanitary towel factory in the offing
Calls for peace as two communities along Wajir-Marsabit border clash
Sugar cane farmers need more money to revive dying mills
Off-plan home buying loses appeal among many Kenyans
Coffee earnings fall Sh2.5bn in eight months to May
Breaking News in Kenya as of 09/06/2020
Uhuru mourns Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza as ‘an outstanding regional counterpart’
Woman brutally attacked by husband in Tharaka Nithi gets help
Kenya’s coronavirus cases near 3000 mark as 127 more test positive
MOH: Wearing N95 masks is a personal choice for the elderly, best advice is to stay at home
Coronavirus threatens Kenya goal to end FGM by 2022
Safaricom temporarily closes shops in Mombasa, Nairobi
Reasons President Kenyatta gave for extending COVID-19 restrictions
African states using Covid-19 to erode democracy, US warns
Why it is not yet time for Uhuru to relax rules on reopening schools
Nandi senator involved in road crash
Suspect in death of Keroche heiress faults investigators
Uganda sustains opposition to order on truckers’ use of Naivasha dry port
Man awarded Sh5m for malicious arrest
Double standards? Police allow tens of mourners at Nyeri funeral
Prof. Stephen Kiama installed as University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor
Meet the man serving Kenyans with free mobile money transactions
Breaking News in Kenya as of 05/06/2020
COVID-19 cases in Kenya rise to 2,474 after 134 more patients test positive
Three suspects arrested ferrying explosives on Namanga- Nairobi highway
Water shortage in Nairobi raises COVID-19 risk
Kenyans ready for partial lifting of Covid-19 restrictions
Sh32 billion more piled on Kenya’s debt
Kiama finally installed as VC in virtual ceremony
Kenyans stranded in India to arrive Friday – VIDEO
Chesegon mudslide survivor leaves hospital – VIDEO
Budget Committee seeks to raise budget by Ksh.50 billion
PPEs for crew, early check-ins: How flying in a Covid-19 era will look like
We’ll be ready to host Safari Rally, expect sports action soon: Amina
Court orders gov’t to pay Kayole man Ksh.5 million for wrongful arrest
NCBA shuts down 14 branches in post-merger consolidation
Local businesses sacrifice profit margins, cut more jobs in May
Breaking News in Kenya as of 04/06/2020
Govt to roll out home-based care for Covid-19 patients, Kagwe says
Concern as Mbagathi, Kenyatta University Hospitals fill-up with COVID-19 patients
Photos of persons escaping from quarantine to be published in newspapers
Fairmont Hotels withdraws notice firing staff after pressure from State, Union
Woman accused of killing lover fails bail test
Turkana residents say starvation imminent after locusts invade farms
Changes in Executive Order raise eyebrows
Executive order has no effect on Judiciary, says Chief Justice Maraga
Over one million rendered jobless as Covid-19 takes a toll on businesses
County hospitals not yet ready for COVID-19 surge, researchers warn
Man rescued after surviving in a 60ft well in Tharaka-Nithi for 13 days
Hunt on for MCA, a patient who fled from Migori Covid-19 center
Food prices increase as COVID hurts supply
Kenya reaches out to neighbors in the push to market Naivasha depot
Why Tanzania, Kenya trade ties blow hot and cold
Emirates could take four years to return to normal
Breaking News in Kenya as of 03/06/2020
Protesters rally outside US embassy in Nairobi over George Floyd’s death
Five killed in road crash in Nyeri
Top cream of 2019 KCSE students to join UON
Police officer Duncan Ndiema Ndiwah to be arrested over killing of 13yr-old Yassin Moyo on a balcony
DCI warns parents of criminals luring children for nudes, exploitation during online classes
60yr-old Gerald Murungi sentenced to life in prison for defiling 10yr-old girl
Kenyans protest after police shoot homeless man dead in Mathare
72 more Kenyans test positive for coronavirus, total rises to 2,093
Three Kenya Power employees test positive for COVID-19 in Mombasa
Testing hitch compromised war on Covid-19, government officials say
Kenya proposes VAT on Netflix, Uber, online businesses
Shah happy to step up her game amid coronavirus break
KFS warns Kenyans against buying parcels around Ngong Road Forest
Breaking News in Kenya as of 02/06/2020
Five dead in new Ebola outbreak
2019 KCSE candidates to know universities, colleges today
Covid-19: Kenya cases cross grim 2,000 mark – VIDEO
Sewage could hold the key to stopping new coronavirus outbreaks
MD Wachira Waruru, 8 top journalists from Royal Media Services conferred Presidential Award
9yr-old Stephen Wamukota gets State commendation for unique handwashing machine
Uhuru Kenyatta – ‘In 7 years, my gov’t has done more than all other Kenyan presidents combined’
Covid-19: Ojaamong says truckers are straining Busia resources
Uhuru leads Madaraka Day fete – VIDEO
‘Kenyan bird completes 26,000km journey to return home’
Chemical spray booths dangerous, experts warn
NMS designates Mama Lucy, South B hospitals as virus isolation centers
Munya: State is not importing maize
State agency buys Sh300m rice from Mwea farmers
Wanjiru leaves hospital after Covid-19 scare
Kenyans defy virus rules, go back to normal
287,481 Kenyans lost their jobs between January and March – KNBS
Kenya inflation cools to 5.47 percent in May- KNBS
Covid-19 hopes and fears centre on ‘immunity’
Social media post from Alex Ndiritu in Nyeri about the White House got Americans panicking
Justice Ouko: Budgetary cuts hurting delivery of justice
Veteran musician John Nzenze dies
Two killed, 5 injured in Nandi-Kakamega border clashes
Breaking News in Kenya as of 29/05/2020
Kenya’s Covid-19 cases rise to 1,745 as 127 more test positive; 4 new deaths recorded
Burundi First Lady evacuated to Kenya after contracting Covid-19
CS Kagwe justifies demotion of KEMRI Director over Covid-19 results
Covid-19: Joggers including minors arrested in Kisumu – VIDEO
Gov’t demands answers over mass sacking of Fairmont Norfolk, Mara Safari Club employees
Bungoma MCAs violate Covid-19 rules
No decision yet on when schools will open, says Magoha
Relief for lawyers in senior counsel title fight
Court orders NSSF to join Ngong Forest land case
Win for Mzee Kibor in land row with sons
Shocking details of Sh30bn-a-month bets
100 bags of contraband sugar seized in Taita Taveta
Sh3m illegal fishing gear destroyed in Homa Bay
Former Kasarani MP fined Ksh.1.3M for receiving Ksh.100K bribe in 2013
TeleAfya: Mobile app launched to help patients request for medical care
Setback as AIU bans Kenyan athlete Mutai for four years over doping
Breaking News in Kenya as of 28/05/2020
AG’s curfew case thrown out by the court
Coronavirus cases in Kenya rise to 1,618 as 147 more patients test positive
Embu inmate tests positive for Covid-19
75% of Kenyan SMEs stare at total collapse by end of June
Samburu County sets aside Ksh.255 million to fight Covid-19
Fairmont shuts down Norfolk, Mara Safari Club hotels; all employees fired
NMG, teachers’ union sign free e-paper deal
KNUT boss Wilson Sossion wants KCPE, KCSE postponed to 2021
University of Nairobi conducts first-ever end of semester exams online
Former KRA manager fined Sh2m in bribe case
Kenyans to wait longer for production of local ventilators
Soldier, policeman die after ‘friendly fire’
Sacco members accuse official of stealing savings
Tame Mungiki in central, Karanja Kibicho orders administrators
Taita Taveta: 20-year-old man beheads uncle, takes head to his aunt
KEBS lifts ban on Gental Care hand sanitizer after complying with quality measures
Rudisha undergoes surgery after nasty injury
Breaking News in Kenya as of 27/05/2020
Covid-19: New record as 123 more test positive
Covid-19 cases explode in Mathare – VIDEO
Covid-19: Reopening likely to be gradual and segmented
Even mild coronavirus illness may confer some immunity: study
KDF soldiers, police officer mistakenly exchange fire in Garissa
Oswago to answer to charges in Sh1.3bn IEBC kits graft case
Lands ministry, NLC row expected to delay crucial reforms
Knut, Uasu want schools to remain shut until September
Kemri Wellcome Trust given nod to develop antibody tests
Mandera: Elwak to become a municipality
Kibera earmarked for facelift as it is declared a special area