The effects of a government lockdown in Eastleigh, Nairobi and Old Town, Mombasa dawned on residents Thursday morning after the police flooded the estates to ensure movement was restricted. In Eastleigh, about eleven roadblocks were mounted at major entry points to the densely populated estate that borders city centre. The areas where roadblocks were mounted

Photo: Credit Daily Nation 194 lives have been lost so far across the country since the onset of heavy rains and flooding. This is according to the government, with Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i saying those at risk in Garissa and Tana River Counties may be forcibly moved to safer grounds. The Kenya Meteorological

The airline said in March some staff would have their wages halved for at least three months though would be later paid back (Reuters) State-owned airline said last month it was burning through its cash reserves and would be seeking government aid. Qatar Airways is planning to cut a significant number of jobs because travel

Government will now rely on Somalia report to find out what caused accident that left four Kenyans dead. Cargo aircraft registered in Kenya as 5Y-AXO was reportedly shot down by a rocket missile. It was operating a domestic flight between Mogadishu and Baidoa, Somalia. Ethiopian forces on Tuesday barred Kenya from accessing the crash site

Photo: Credit Reuters The Horn of Africa country in March postponed parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for August due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. A new date has yet to be set, and parliament failed to settle on one in a meeting on Tuesday. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the region’s governing party, split acrimoniously

Kenya has asked Somalia to investigate “unclear circumstances” under which a light aircraft was shot down in Bardale area. The cargo plane carrying aid supplies for use in the fight against Covid-19 was shot down in Somalia yesterday, killing all six on board. According to the Somali Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. the incident

Photo: Credit Reuters/ Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) following their talks in Moscow, Russia March 5, 2020. To match Special Report TURKEY-JUDGES/ Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/ Turkey’s president said Monday that Libya’s eastern-based forces have entered a “regression” phase in the conflict with the

Mechanical ventilators become ‘breath’ for Somalia, says Turkish industry and Technology minister Turkey donated mechanical ventilators to Somalia to help in Mogadishu’s efforts against the novel coronavirus pandemic, a senior Turkish official said on Monday. Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said the ventilators had become a “breath” for Somalia, with many low-income countries

Tory Conor Burns found by parliamentary standards watchdog to be using position as lawmaker for intimidation The trade minister of the UK resigned on Monday after a parliamentary watchdog found that he attempted to use his position as a lawmaker to intimidate a member of the public in a private dispute. The dispute between Conor

Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, Britain March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak but a post mortem over its role should come later, Britain’s defence minister said on Monday. Asked by