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@taifaleo Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:13:32
Hakuna mlipuko wa Ebola Kenya, asema Duale
WAZIRI wa Afya Aden Duale amesema hakuna mlipuko wa ugonjwa wa Ebola nchini, huku serikali ikiendelea kuwafuatilia watu 57 waliokutana na mgonjwa aliyefariki Jumanne. Duale alisema watu 10 kati ya waliofuatiliwa wamewekwa karantini jijini Nairobi huku ufuatiliaji wa wengine ukiendelea. Alisema serikali pia imejiandaa kwa uwezekano wa kuwapokea watu wanaohitaji kutengwa, huku vituo maalum vya kutenga wagonjwa vikiwa tayari. Waziri huyo alisema hatua za uchunguzi na ufuatiliaji zimeimarishwa katika Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Jomo Kenyatta (JKIA), hasa katika Lango 16, ambako wasafiri wanaowasili kutoka nchi 10 zilizoathiriwa na Ebola wanakaguliwa zaidi. Hata hivyo, Duale alisema serikali haijafunga mipaka kutokana na tishio hilo. Alisisitiza kuwa hatua zinazochukuliwa ni za kuzuia kuenea kwa ugonjwa huo na kuhakikisha watu wanaoingia nchini wanachunguzwa ipasavyo. Waziri huyo alisema ufuatiliaji wa watu waliokutana na wagonjwa au wanaoweza kuwa katika hatari unaendelea, huku mamlaka za afya zikiendelea kufuatilia hali hiyo kwa karibu. Serikali pia imeweka tayari miundombinu ya kutenga wagonjwa iwapo kutatokea hitaji la kufanya hivyo. Hatua hizo zinajiri huku mamlaka za afya zikiimarisha uangalizi katika vituo vya kuingilia nchini, hasa kwa wasafiri wanaotoka maeneo yaliyoripoti visa vya Ebola. Duale alihakikisha wananchi kuwa hakuna mlipuko wa Ebola nchini kwa sasa, huku serikali ikiendelea kuchukua tahadhari ili kuzuia ugonjwa huo kuingia na kuenea nchini.
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@standard Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:45:40
Duale at pains to explain why it took 48 hours to confirm Kenya's Ebola case
Duale said the process began after doctors at The Nairobi Hospital identified symptoms consistent with Ebola, prompting the collection of a blood sample for testing.
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@kna Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:24:28
IGRTC achieves 99 percent transfer of functions to counties
The Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) has overseen the transfer of more than 99 per cent of functions, assets and resources from the national government to Kenya's 47 counties. Speaking in Naivasha during the induction of newly elected committee members, IGRTC Chair Kithinji Kiragu said the transfer had been completed within the set timelines. Kiragu...
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@kna Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:28:25
Tharaka-Nithi targets planting 200,060 trees during Environment Week activities
Tharaka-Nithi County has launched Environment Week with the planting of more than 1,000 tree seedlings at Kathwana Prison as the county steps up preparations for the national tree-planting exercise scheduled for October 10. The exercise was led by Tharaka-Nithi County Commissioner David Gitonga, who said the county would sustain tree-planting...
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@kna Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:46:28
Kwale Special School leads tree planting drive during Mazingira Week
Learners and staff at Kwale School for the Mentally Disabled have joined a countywide tree-planting campaign as part of activities marking Mazingira Week ahead of National Environment Day celebrations on October 10. The exercise, held on Tuesday, was led by Kwale County Forest Conservator Sailas Tsuma of the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), who said primary...
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@kahawatungu Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:36:39
US Embassy issues Ebola alert to Americans in Kenya
The United States Embassy in Nairobi issued a health alert to American citizens in Kenya following confirmation of the country's first case of Bundibugyo virus disease, commonly known as Ebola. The alert, issued on Wednesday, October 7, comes a day after the Kenyan government confirmed the imported case and death of a Kenyan national who [...] The post US Embassy issues Ebola alert to Americans in Kenya appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:39:17
Passenger dies on Kenya Airways flight to Lagos
A passenger on a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos died on Tuesday evening after becoming unresponsive shortly before the aircraft landed in Nigeria. Kenya Airways said the medical emergency occurred on October 6, 2026, at about 9:20pm local Nigerian time. According to the airline, the passenger was found unresponsive approximately 20 minutes before [...] The post Passenger dies on Kenya Airways flight to Lagos appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:43:21
Two petition Parliament over KURA boss tenure in office
Two Kenyan citizens have petitioned Parliament to investigate the appointment and continued tenure of Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) Director-General Eng. Silas Murira Kinoti, amid a separate constitutional case challenging his continued occupation of the office. Omondi Charles and Velma Ongalo want the National Assembly to establish the legal and administrative basis upon which Kinoti [...] The post Two petition Parliament over KURA boss tenure in office appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kna Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:51:04
Mwaura, Passaris call for practical solutions to advance disability inclusion
Kenya has been urged to accelerate investment in assistive technology, local production and accessible digital services to ensure persons with disabilities can participate fully in education, employment, governance and economic activities. Speaking during the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) 2026 Conference in Nairobi, held under the theme "Advancing Disability Inclusion through Assistive Technology and...
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@taifaleo Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:55:29
Vijana zaidi ya 50 watoweka, waaminika kuvuka kujiunga na al-shabaab
IDARA ya usalama katika Kaunti ya Lamu inachunguza kutoweka kwa zaidi ya vijana 50 wanaoaminika kuvuka hadi nchi jirani ya Somalia kujiunga na kundi la kigaidi la Al-Shabaab. Kamishna wa Kaunti ya Lamu, Bw Stephen Sangolo, alithibitisha kutoweka ghafla kwa vijana hao mapema mwezi uliopita. Ripoti za kutoweka kwao zilianza kuibuka siku chache kabla na baada ya sherehe za awamu ya 137 za Maulid kisiwani Lamu. Sherehe hizo zilifanyika Septemba 9 hadi 12.Baadhi ya vijana waliotoweka walikuwa miongoni mwa waliosafiri kutoka visiwa mbalimbali vya Lamu kufika kwenye mji wa kale wa Lamu kuhudhuria tamasha hizo za kila mwaka. Vijiji ambapo vijana wameripotiwa kutoweka kwa wingi ni vile vya kisiwa cha Pate, kaunti ndogo ya Lamu Mashariki, ikiwemo Siyu, Shanga-Rubu, Faza, Kizingitini, Tchundwa, Mbwajumwali na Myabogi. "Tuko na ripoti za ujasusi kuwahusu vijana wapatao 50 wa Lamu waliovuka kisiri kuingia nchini Somalia. Baadhi ya wanafamilia tayari wamefika kwenye vituo vyetu vya polisi kupiga ripoti kuhusu watu wao kutoweka. Usalama umeimarishwa kila upande, ikiwemo sehemu za mpakani kama vile Kiunga wakati tukiwatafuta waliotoweka," akasema Bw Sangolo. Kamanda wa Polisi wa Kaunti ya Lamu, Bw Shadrack Ruto, pia alithibitisha kutoweka ghafla kwa vijana hao karibu mwezi mmoja uliopita sasa. Bw Ruto alionya kuhusu kuwepo kwa maajenti wa makundi ya kigaidi ambao wamekuwa wakiendeleza usajili wa vijana kujiunga na Al-Shabaab maeneo ya Lamu. Maajenti hao wamekuwa wakitumia njia za kijanja kuwasajili vijana, ikiwemo kuwaahidi kazi na mishahara mikubwa, ambazo Bw Ruto alizitaja kuwa za uongo.Pia aliionya jamii dhidi ya kuwaamini baadhi ya wanaowaendea na kutangamana nao kwa kujidai kuwa wanachama wa mashirika ya wahisani yanayotiliwa shaka."Kuna watu wanaojidai kuleta misaada na fedha za kusaidia jamii. Baadaye wananyemelea vijana wasiokuwa na ajira. Wanawatenga na kuwaahidi kazi, vyeo vikubwa na mishahara minono. Wanawapokeza vijana hao mafundisho ya itikadi kali kabla ya kuwavukisha Somalia. Tuko macho kukabili uozo huo," akasema Bw Ruto.Wakuu hao wa usalama waliwashauri wazazi kufuatilia kwa karibu mienendo ya watoto wao na kuchunguza kazi wanazoahidiwa ili kuepusha vijana wasijipate mtegoni.Kutoweka kwa vijana 50 katika hali tatanishi kunajiri wakati ambapo Lamu imeshuhudia kuimarika kwa usalama kufuatia kuzinduliwa kwa oparesheni inayoendelea msituni Boni mnamo Septemba 2015. Oparesheni hiyo iliyoanzishwa na serikali kuu, inadhamiria kuwasaka na kuwamaliza magaidi wa Al-Shabaab wanaoaminika kujificha ndani ya msitu mkuu wa Boni.Juni 2014, magaidi wa Al-Shabaab kutoka Somalia, wakiwa wamejihami kwa silaha hatari, walivamia mji wa Mpeketoni na viunga vyake, ambapo waliua watu zaidi ya 90, wengi wao wakiwa ni wanaume kwa usiku mmoja.Magari na nyumba kadhaa ziliteketezwa kwenye uvamizi huo ambao hadi leo unazingatiwa kuwa miongoni mwa mashambulio mabaya zaidi ya kigaidi kuwahi kushuhudiwa nchini.
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@taifaleo Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:55:38
Mke akamatwa baada ya kuripoti mauaji ya mumewe
MWANAMKE mmoja katika Kaunti ya Homa Bay alikamatwa na kuzuiliwa na polisi baada ya uchunguzi kumhusisha na mauaji ya mumewe ambayo awali alikuwa ameenda kuripoti katika kituo cha polisi. Rose Akoth alifika katika Kituo cha Polisi cha Ndiru Jumatatu akidai kuwa mumewe, John Okoko, alikuwa ameuawa na watu wasiojulikana. Hata hivyo, maelezo aliyotoa yaliibua maswali na kuwafanya maafisa wa usalama kuanza kumchunguza kwa kina. Mwili wa Okoko, mwenye umri wa miaka 42, ulipatikana ukiwa umetupwa kwenye kichaka katika Kijiji cha Kadibuoro, Kaunti ya Homa Bay, Jumapili. Polisi wanasema uchunguzi wao ulionyesha kuwa mauaji hayo yalifanyika nyumbani kwake kabla ya mwili kuhamishwa na kutupwa eneo ulikopatikana. Kwa mujibu wa polisi, Okoko aliuawa akiwa amelala ndani ya nyumba yake baada ya kupigwa kwa kifaa kizito. Baada ya mauaji hayo, washukiwa walioshiriki walidaiwa kuusafisha mwili huo bafuni, kumvisha nguo nyingine na baadaye kuubeba umbali wa takriban kilomita moja hadi kichakani. Kamanda wa Polisi wa Rangwe, Magdalene Chebet, alisema Akoth awali alidai kuwa mumewe alikuwa ameenda kukutana na mkulima aliyekuwa amemwahidi miche ya mpunga kabla ya kuuawa na mtu asiyejulikana. Alipoulizwa maswali zaidi na kuombwa kuwaongoza maafisa hadi nyumbani kwake, polisi waligundua ushahidi uliobadilisha mwelekeo wa uchunguzi. Madoa ya damu yalipatikana kwenye kuta za chumba cha kulala na kwenye kitanda cha wanandoa hao. "Ushahidi huo ulitosha kuonyesha kuwa marehemu aliuawa ndani ya nyumba," alisema Chebet. Baada ya kuhojiwa zaidi, Akoth alidaiwa kuwahusisha mwanawe mwenye umri wa miaka 24 na mwanaume mwingine mwenye umri wa miaka 36 kuwa washirika katika mauaji hayo. Habari za kukamatwa kwa washukiwa hao ziliwashtua wakazi wa eneo hilo ambao hapo awali walidhani Okoko alikuwa ameuawa na watu wasiojulikana. Wakazi wenye hasira walimvamia mshukiwa huyo wa miaka 36 kabla ya polisi kuingilia kati na kumuokoa. Polisi wamesema bado hawajabaini sababu ya mauaji hayo. Washukiwa wote watatu wanazuiliwa katika Kituo cha Polisi cha Ndiru wakisubiri kufikishwa mahakamani, huku mwili wa Okoko ukihifadhiwa katika mochari ya Hospitali ya Rufaa na Mafunzo ya Homa Bay kwa uchunguzi wa maiti
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