The State on Thursday failed to impose total lockdown in 13 counties in western Kenya amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in the region. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said movement in and out ...

But progress has not been uniform. Parts of Kenya – particularly the counties in the west of the country along the Rift Valley – are still plagued by serious seasonal cases of the deadly disease.

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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced a Covid-19 lockdown for five counties, including Nairobi, as the country is hit by a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

There are new sheriffs in town. By town I mean the 47 counties that constitute Kenya, and by sheriffs, I mean the newly elected governors, a whopping 30 of whom are first-timers on the job.

The Jubilee government increased subventions to the counties from the statutory minimum of 15%, to 32% of the annual budget. That is likely to increase to 40% this fiscal year. Confusion persists over ...