Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli has warned that Covid-19 is only deadly when you know that you have it, and the most effective strategy against the disease is to have nothing to do with it. Highlighting the method that the country has used to fight the disease, Magufuli said that chances of one dying from
Read more
Witches in South Africa have added their voice to the Covid-19 vaccine debate; they want to be prioritized during the vaccination of health care workers. The request (or the demand because there are repercussions for denying witches what they want), is something that would be expected of every human. However, the fact that the same
Read more
It was chaos as usual as schools reopened in Kenya following an extended Covid-19 break. Parents, teachers, students and the government were seen making last minutes efforts to get the education machine running once again. Teachers were looking for notes, parents were desperately seeking for loans to pay school fees, and students were on the
Read more
After firing most of the doctors and with the few remaining going on strike, Mombasa County has taken desperate measures to curb the health crisis that has rocked the Covid-ravaged County. County executives were seen desperately trying to recruit anybody who has ever watched Grey’s Anatomy to help deal with the crisis, with only qualification
Read more
Kenya has today reported 0 new Covid-19 cases out of total of 8,391 samples that were tested in the last 24 years, bringing the total number of cases to the same number it was in 2020. This is in line with the government’s New Year Resolution that there will be no new Covid-19 cases in
Read more
The Government of Kenya has identified some 27000 trees that will be used as semi-permanent classrooms once the schools fully reopen in 2021, following a 9-month closure due to Covid-19. The initiative is as a result of the social distancing requirements meant to slow down the spread of Covid-19, where the previous environment where 60
Read more
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) celebrated its first anniversary in humans with a massive bash that was held in Wuhan on 24th December 2020, taking the opportunity to officially launch a deadly new strain that is already ravaging the UK and other parts of the world. The virus which causes Covid-19 has been
Read more
Police in the UK are investigating an incidence where several senior African politicians could have been conned thousands of dollars with the promise of a Covid-19 vaccine. The politicians had paid an undisclosed amount of money to an Indian man who was supposed to help them secure the vaccine for their own use. Unfortunately, no
Read more
“Prepare yourself for a year like no other because 2021 will be a virtual year,” warns the United Nations. Following the unexpected events that have plagued 2020, a decision has already been made to have 2021 run as a virtual year globally. This will be the first time in the known history where such a
Read more
Travelling politician who also happens to be the Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto, was this week shocked to learn that the huge public rallies he has been holding could have contributed to a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in Kenya. Tweeting that all political gatherings need to stop, the man who has
Read more