Tag: Health CS Mutahi Kagwe

CS Kagwe risks jail term over Kemsa scandal

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe risks a six-month jail term for disobeying court orders barring him from allowing the military to take over Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). In a certificate of urgency filed in court, Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) wants CS Kagwe committed to jail together with Chairperson of KEMSA […]

COVID-19: Kenya reports another 363 cases, 16 more deaths

In the latest daily figures, Kenya has recorded another 363 coronavirus cases from a sample size of 4,594 tested in the last 24 hours. In a statement, Health CS Kagwe Mungai says the positivity rate is currently at 7.9%. Of the cases, 359 are Kenyans while 4 are foreigners with 193 being males and 170 […]

Covid-19 Update: 8,877 test positive as positivity rate stands at 13.8%

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that 1,225 people tested positive of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. In a statement to newsrooms on Saturday, August 14, MOH said that the 1,225 tested positive out of a sample of 8,877 patients. “Total confirmed positive cases are now 219,938 and cumulative tests so far conducted […]

Covid-19 Update: 1,437 test positive as positivity rate stands at 15.7%

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that 1,437 tested postive of Covid-19 out 10,764 tested samples. According to MOH, Kenya reported 29 new COVID-19 deaths which were obtained from data filed on diverse dates in April, May, June and July. In his statement to newsrooms on Friday, August 13, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe noted […]

Covid-19: 30 deaths recorded as 1,974 people test positive

The Ministry of Health has announced 1,974 additional cases of Covid-19 after 13,407 people were tested in the last 24 hours. This represents a positivity rate of 14.7 per cent. From the new cases, 1,902 are Kenyans while 72 of them are foreigners. In terms of gender, 1,050 are females while 924 are males. The […]

Covid-19 Update: 1,183 test positive as positivity rate stands at 14.5%

The Ministry of Health has reported that 1,183 people have tested positive for the Corona virus disease. In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 10, MOH said the 1, 183 persons were tested from a sample size of 8,144 in the last 24 hours bringing the positivity rate to 14.5%. Total confirmed positive cases are […]

Covid-19 Update: 1,205 test positive as positivity rate stands at 14.8%

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that 1,205 people tested positive of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. According to MOH, the 1,205 cases, 1, 175 are Kenyans while 30 are foreigners. “622 are males while 583 are female. The youngest is a six-month-old infant while the oldest is 100 years old,” MOH said. […]