Tag: Health CS

CS Bore urges doctors to suspend strike, give dialogue a chance

Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary (CS) Florence Bore has asked striking doctors to call off the ongoing strike and welcome dialogue with the Ministry of Health. In a statement, the CS said the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Dentists and Pharmacists Union (KMPDU) must come together with the relevant parties and hold a dialogue to resolve […]

Covid-19: 550 cases recorded as positivity rate stands at 13.5 per cent

Kenya has recorded 550 new cases of Covid-19 from a total sample size of 4,087 tested in the last 24 hours, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says. This represents a positivity rate of 12.5 per cent. Of the new cases recorded, 528 are Kenyans while 22 are foreigners. 284 of them are females while 266 […]

COVID-19 updates: Positivity rate now at 7.4% with 431 new cases

CS Kagwe has confirmed that at least 960,379 Kenyans have received the COVID-19 vaccine

Kagwe: Over 600 COVID-19 patients discharged for home-based care

Kenya on Sunday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day with 260 people testing positive for the virus. Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe said that 254 of those who tested positive are Kenyans while six are foreigners. Nairobi and Mombasa counties still continue to be the hardest hit by […]

Health CS Kagwe renews Cuban doctors deal

Two years sicne the doctors’ arrival, their presence has not been felt especially in the fight against coronavirus pandemic.

Govt. bans movement in and out of Mandera as coronavirus cases soar

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that seven more people have tested positive for Covid-19 bring total number of infections in Kenya to 303.