Tag: CS Mutahi Kagwe

‘Let us not mobilize military against our peaceful children’ – former CS Mutahi Kagwe

Former Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has issued an official statement raising his voice against the current national leadership’s inclination towards deploying the military against peaceful youth demonstrators. In a powerful statement shared on June 26, 2024, Kagwe strongly opposed the deployment of the military against the youth, emphasizing the need for dialogue and understanding rather than […]

Covid-19 Update: 1,286 test positive as positivity rate stands at 15.5%

The Ministry of Health has reported that 1,286 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. In a statement released on Saturday, August 21, MOH said the positivity rate stands at 15.5%, with total confirmed infections rising to 228,363 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 2,305,988. From the new Covid-19 cases, […]

Covid-19: 24 deaths recorded as 591 people test positive

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced 591 new cases of Covid-19 from a sample size of 4,737 tested in the last 24 hours. This represents a positivity rate of 12.5 per cent. 575 of the cases are Kenyans while 16 are foreigners. In terms of gender, 316 are males while 275 are females. The […]

Covid-19: 8 deaths recorded as 431 people test positive

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced 431 new cases of Covid-19 from a sample size of 5,281 tested in the last 24 hours. This represents a positivity rate of 8.2 per cent. The new cases bring the total number of positive cases in the country to 193,921 while the cumulative tests done in the […]

Covid-19: 480 new cases recorded as positivity rate stands at 9.4 per cent

Health Cabinet Secretary Kagwe has announced 480 new cases of Covid-19 from a sample size of 5,120 tested in the last 24 hours. These new cases represent a positivity rate of 9.4 per cent. Of the new cases, 459 are Kenyans while 21 are foreigners. In terms of gender, 245 are males while 235 are […]

COVID-19 updates: 162 more test positive, 16 succumb

In the last 24 hours, Kenya recorded 162 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s caseload to 170,647.

This is not good news – Kenya announces first person with two COVID-19 variants

Kenya has identified the very first case of an individual with two Covid-19 variants, joining very few countries in the world that have reported them. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said this is not good news as they have been detected in a person who doesn’t have history of travel in and out of the […]