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Ex-Govt Boss Risks Losing Ksh400M Lavington Mansion
The Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi as pictured on November 18, 2019
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A former parastatal director is fighting to have his Ksh400 million Lavington mansion restored to his family.
A report by
People Daily on Tuesday, March 2, indicated that former Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) Director Davy Koech had accused a businessman, Walter Kiprop Chumo, of illegally transferring the property to himself.
The plot is reportedly currently registered under Chumo s name in which the former director claimed was a move hatched by the businessman to defraud his family.
Appearing in court on Monday, March 1, Chumo, however, denied the claims explaining that the two had entered into a sale agreement on March 22, 2013.
One In Three Nairobians Has Contracted COVID-19 – Study
One in three people in Nairobi has contracted coronavirus, researchers have revealed.
Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), Washington State University Global Health- Kenya, and the University of Nairobi came up with the findings after conducting an analysis of blood samples over the past eight months.
The analysis showed that the overall seroprevalence of Covid-19 in Nairobi stood at 35 percent since the first case was reported in Kenya.
Seroprevalence is the percentage of individuals in a population who have developed antibodies against an infectious agent.
The study collected samples from 1,164 individuals of all ages from 527 households spread across the 17 sub-counties in Nairobi. It also revealed that at least one person had been infected with the virus in half of the households in the city.
East & Horn of Africa COVID-19 Situation Report - #41, 27 January 2021 Update
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EHoA SITUATION OVERVIEW
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact on many more people in the East & Horn of Africa. Migrants, including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), are among some of the world’s most vulnerable communities likely to be affected by the disease. Migrant groups and communities are more likely to be exposed to the conditions and circumstances in which COVID-19 spreads, which includes living in poorer and makeshift conditions, or overcrowded settings. Migrant groups are also less likely to have access to medical care and hygiene, and access to COVID-19 preventative measures such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and COVID-19 vaccines.