Today 06th July 2020 In bits………………….
?_Tessia supermarket, Kanduyi, closes its doors. Imehama. The building belongs to the Wangamati family_
?_President Kenyatta lifts inter-county travel ban in Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera counties beginning 4am tomorrow. He says worship places can start phased re-opening under strict guidelines. No congregants under 13 or over 58 years. Places of worship to host 100 congregants with the session lasting for an hour. The President warned that the nation will revert to a lockdown if the health trend signals a worsening of the pandemic. The President added that local air travel shall resume on July 15th under the Ministry of Health and Transport guidelines, while international flights shall resume on 1st August. Bars to remain closed for another 30 days, while PSV operators will have to obtain health and transport ministry certification before resuming Nairobi, Mombasa passenger services_
?_Education CS George Magoha will announce the schedule for reopening of learning institutions tomorrow at 9.30am at KICD._
?_Kisumu County Executive Member for Industrialization Nerry Achar resigns._
?_Narok deputy OCS *Milton Odhiambo* and Kilifi policeman James Thuo charged over Sh3.4m pension fraud, freed on Sh500,000 cash bail each_
?_Kenya confirms 181 new cases of Covid-19 after testing 2,131 samples in the last 24 hours, total number rises to 8,067. 127 more patients have been discharged, raising the total number of recoveries to 2,414 as four more patients succumb to Covid-19 bringing the country’s death toll to 164._
?_President Uhuru gives Ministry Of Education one day to issue guidelines on reopening of schools_
?_Nzoia sugar bus was officially received today at the company premises. It’s not clear whether the fans were invited to the event. The chairman of the club’s fans has been off air_
?_President Uhuru orders probe into escalating gender-based violence, dis-empowerment of girls and violation of rights of children._
?_Nakuru doctor sues Safaricom over loss of Sh300,000, claims that fraudsters used his details to sell his land parcel and con others._
?_Policeman who shot a trader dead at Rioma, Kisii yesterday will be charged with murder, County police commander Jebel Munene says._
?_Two Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) employees test positive for Covid-19, MD *Naim Bilal* confirms._
?_Four suspected thieves hacked to death after attempting to steal goats in Kirinyaga_
?_Kisumu Police Officer to be charged with attempted murder after shooting husband for not picking calls_
?_Degree requirements for Treasurer post raises heat in Gor Mahia elections_
?_Eight people are believed to be dead after two planes collided over Coeur d’Alene Lake in Idaho, US, and then sank_
_Arsenal have little to celebrate to mock others, says Mourinho?_
FACTS:–
?_*1.* There are no natural lakes in Somalia. The East African country has only two rivers; Juba and Scebeli._
?_*2.* Jesus de Greatest statue at St. Aloysius Catholic Church parish in Abajah village in Imo State, Nigeria, is the largest Jesus Christ statue in Africa. It measures 28 feet tall and weighs in at 40 tons._
?_*3.* Sir *Thomas Moore* was executed for high treason against King *Henry VIII* in 1535 mainly for not attending The King’s wife, Queen *Anne Boleyn*’s coronation. She was also later beheaded for treason_
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