In bits today………………………………
?Kenya records 254 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the national tally to 5,206 while recoveries rise to 1,823 after 41 patients were discharged. Fatalities rise to 130 after 2 more patients succumb
?Ministry of Health says a majority of those who have died from covid-19 are over 60 years of age with pre-existing medical conditions, adding that fewer community deaths are being recorded mainly from hospitals
?Senate speaker Kenneth Lusaka gazettes a special sitting on Friday to consider report from the committee probing Governor Waiguru.
?10 motorists and four police officers arrested in a GSU-led sting operation for bribing their way past the Blue Post roadblock
?CBK extends Covid-19 measures to facilitate mobile money transactions until end of year. The current tariff for transactions above Sh70,000 to remain.
?Education CS George Magoha says each classroom will have 15 to 20 learners when schools reopen,and that the state will give at least two face masks to every pupil.? Quite ambitious. Teachers to report 2 weeks ahead of September re-opening of schools to be trained on covid-19 measures?
?President Uhuru Kenyatta appoints Hon Alfred Khangati to the Inter governmental relations commission for six years
?What is DP Ruto’s party? Is Jubilee Asili a decoy? Well, his confidant Mwangi Kiunjuri unveils his new political vehicle, The Service Party, six months after losing his job in the Cabinet.
?Court suspends notice to fill position of Communications Authority Director General
?EABL launches Sh531 million programme to support revival of bars and eateries after restrictions are lifted following the covid-19 pandemic
?M-PESA services including airtime purchase to be unavailable tomorrow between 12am and 5am due to a planned maintenance.
?Man arrested in Nyeri after killing his wife, only to claim she committed suicide, local police say he’ll face charges
?Diageo launches $100m recovery fund for bars globally from July for 2 years to enable them recover from COVID19 effects
?Zambian Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya arrested for alleged corrupt practices.
FACTS:-
1. Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in Madagascar, is only accessible from April to November due to wet weather conditions during the rest of the year.
2. Lake Manyara National Park in Arusha Tanzania, was the first park in Africa, to become famous for being home to tree-climbing Lions. It was gazetted as a National Park in 1960.
3. The 1958 All-African Peoples’ Conference in Ghana, agreed upon the use of violence against the colonial powers.
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