“According to an Infotrak study on Kenyans’ perception on foreign debt, 81 percent of Kenyans are angry, fearful or anxious because of the country’s ballooning debt, while 62 percent do not approve of regular borrowing from foreign sources. Meanwhile, 52 percent of Kenyans rate the government’s handling of its borrowed funds as poor, while 76 percent believe Kenya gets most of her foreign loans from China.”
“The first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Kenya on Tuesday night. The 1.02 million doses were shipped from the Serum Institute of India.”
“Mombasa county government has sacked dozens of doctors, including KMPDU boss Chibanzi Mwachonda and senior specialists for refusing to return to work.”
“Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani defended the new rates, arguing that simulations by his office had convinced even Parliament that no Kenyan will pay more taxes than what they were paying before COVID-19.”
“If doctors get the virus and show no symptoms, they are still made to work. Only those with symptoms or who are severely ill are excluded from duty. We’re putting our lives and those of patients at risk.”
“Kenya has received four applications from foreign pharmaceuticals seeking to import a drug cleared to treat severe COVID-19 patients.”
“Deaths from the disease rose by over 20 per cent in the past week, according to the latest African situation report, and the steady rise has continued this week.”
“Twenty-two COVID-19 patients were last evening fighting for their lives under intensive care at various hospitals across the country, with 62 on supplementary oxygen and 16 in high dependency units. The Health ministry said 1,167 other patients were admitted to various hospitals and 3,464 were on home-based care.”
“The two individuals are United Kingdom nationals living in the United Arab Emirates. Both visitors are asymptomatic and are in isolation at their hotel. Up to this point, they have had few close contacts locally and have followed all public health guidance during their stay.”
“As Kenya inches closer to the peak of COVID-19 pandemic, a shortage of reagents for testing and contact tracing remain the biggest challenges. With the country just weeks away from the projected 450,000 positive cases, State labs are running on empty.”
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