How Kenyan medics are contracting COVID-19
More than 200 Kenyan health workers have contracted COVID-19. Medics want the government to do more to protect those on the frontline of fighting the disease. What needs to be done to protect these essential workers?
Is Kenya Ready to Open Her Skies Again?
President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that international air travel would resume on August 1st. We wondered, has Kenya taken enough measures to ensure that the lives of it’s people and that of the visitors coming in are safe?
Who Created the Mask?
Have you ever wondered who created the mask and why it’s important during health pandemics? 😷 Patrick Gatua explores.
Did pollution reduce during the restrictions?
Remember when Osman Siddiqi took the famous photo capturing Mt. Kenya from Westlands, Nairobi? Everyone wondered whether the landmark was clear because of reduced air pollution during Covid-19 restrictions. Debunk Producer and data journalist Wakini Njogu put the theories to test. Was the earth breathing due to curfews and lockdowns?
Culture in the midst of a pandemic: Lessons from Ja Chiga’s chaotic funeral
On the morning of June 11, 2020, Benard Obonyo breathed his last at St. Jairus Hospital in Kisumu. Were it not for who he was and the kind of following he commanded, his funeral would have been just like any of the numerous others that have taken place in Kisumu County during the coronavirus era, with a small group of mourners witnessing the internment of his remains.
Truckers, Sex Workers & Coronavirus
Thousands of truck drivers working in East Africa were stranded for weeks at the Kenya – Uganda border. Traffic stretched more than 70 kilometers, making Busia county a Coronavirus hotspot. It’s what happened when poor coordination and suspicion between neighbouring countries led to a backlog of coronavirus clearance at the immigration offices.
Fake News Still Menace in Kenya’s Digital Space
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all sectors across the globe economically and socially, including the media. Legacy media houses, especially, have been forced to review how they interact with their audiences and the ways in which they gather news.
Protecting those fighting the coronavirus
As the coronavirus subsided in China and spread around the world, a global shortage of masks and other protective equipment emerged. Frontline medical staff are still clamouring for the items needed to keep them safe while doing their jobs.
Coronavirus shocks to fuel years of unrest and hunger in poorest economies
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Economic shocks caused by the new coronavirus are set to fuel poverty
