Number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Kenya tops 4.9 million
By Jerry Omondi The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Kenya has surpassed the 4.9 million mark as the country pushes on with its target to inoculate 10 million people by December and 27 million by the end of 2022. According to the latest data by the health ministry, 4,902, 772 vaccine doses had
Kenya allows conditional return of spectators into stadiums
By XINHUA The Kenyan government on Saturday officially announced the return of spectators into stadiums after the lifting of the nationwide curfew by President Uhuru Kenyatta earlier this week. This follows discussions between the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage Amina Mohammed and her Ministry of Health counterpart Mutahi Kagwe. The return
Somali drama wins Pan-African film festival grand prize
By Reuters Somalia’s entry “The Gravedigger’s Wife” by Finish-Somali writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed won the prestigious Stallion of Yennenga grand prize for best film at the Pan-African film festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Sunday. According to a Reuters report, the poignant drama about a gravedigger’s struggles to raise money to pay for his wife’s surgery,
Kenya’s President Kenyatta lifts coronavirus curfew
By Reuters Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday lifted a nationwide curfew, which has been in place since March last year to curb the spread of the coronavirus, with immediate effect. Speaking during the celebration of a national public holiday, Kenyatta said infections had fallen, with the daily positivity rate dropping below 5% in the past
Senegal logs zero new COVID-19 cases for first time since pandemic began
By Reuters Senegal recorded zero new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday for the first time since the pandemic began, the health ministry said. The West African country had its worst wave of coronavirus in July when it was recording more than 1,000 new cases a day. The health ministry has registered 73,875 cases and 1,873 deaths since
Namibian mobile service provider launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign
By XINHUA Namibian mobile service provider, MTC in collaboration with the country’s health ministry on Tuesday launched a vaccination campaign dubbed, 081VAX campaign, aimed at encouraging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The 12 million Namibian dollars (about 822,000 U.S. dollars) campaign will provide incentives for those that get vaccinated and interested and willing people can