Tag: Mombasa

45 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus in Mombasa

Forty-Five health workers have tested positive for Covid-19 in Mombasa County since March, 2020. Mombasa county Health County Executive Committee (CEC) member Hazel Koitaba said out of the number, 35 were from private hospitals within the county. This raises questions over the safety of frontline workers in the fight against the virus that has continued […]

Mombasa ultra-modern cancer treatment centre nears completion

The construction of a comprehensive cancer treatment centre in Mombasa to cater for the large Coast region is nearly complete. The ultra-modern facility project which is within the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital compound is set to offer radiotherapy treatment. The new centre is a joint project of the national government and the Mombasa County. Speaking […]

GITONGA: What the future of new cities in Kenya holds for us

According to the UN-Habitat Africa is urbanising at an annual rate of four percent – making it the fastest urbanising region in the world.

Kenya looks for 400 coronavirus vaccine volunteers

The same potential vaccine, called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, is already being tested on more than 1,000 volunteers in the UK.

Covid-19: 57 new cases confirmed with a spike in Mombasa

The distribution of the cases by counties is as follows: Mombasa (35), Nairobi (17), Kajiado (3), Kwale (1) and Kitui (1).

Thugs notorious for targeting M-Pesa shops gunned down in shootout with police

Kisauni police boss says thugs were robbing members of the public when police on patrol confronted them leading to deadly shootout.

Report reveals terror-prone areas and most targeted groups

Forty-two security officials were killed across five counties in 2019, with Wajir County recording the highest number of fatalities with 26.