By Makena Laban, Nairobi
A brewing standoff has emerged within Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), with a section of aviation workers distancing themselves from a seven-day strike notice issued by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) and throwing their weight behind the management.
According to the workers, they represent the “silent majority” at KAA. They further accused...
By Makena Laban, 06/10/2026
Ebola disease (also known as Ebola virus disease or EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness in humans caused by infection from an orthoebolavirus (formerly called ebolavirus).
Ebola disease first occurred in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks: one outbreak was of Sudan virus disease in Nzara in what is now South Sudan, and the other outbreak was of Ebola virus...
HOW KENYA WENT FROM PREPARING FOR A CASE TO CONFIRMING ONEEBOLA TOTAL - worldwideCases : 8, 463 Recoveries : 2, 232 Deaths : 4, 082
EBOLA BY THE NUMBERS(Countries) DRCCases: 8, 463Recoveries : 2,213Deaths: 4, 080
France Cases: 1 Recoveries: 1Deaths : 0
Uganda Cases: 20 Recoveries : 18 Deaths: 2
Kenya Cass:...
Nairobi, 6 October 2026 By Makena Laban
The Ministry of Health has confirmed Kenya's first imported case of Ebola, caused by the Bundibugyo strain currently spreading in the region.
The patient, a Kenyan man who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for seven years, had been unwell for about a month and was treated at several hospitals in DRC. He travelled by road to...
Where else can you attend a United Nations meeting in the morning, see lions in the afternoon, and enjoy a world-class dinner by evening? Only in Nairobi City.
Kenya's capital is more than a busy East African metropolis. Nairobi sits where a global city meets the wild, and that mix makes it unlike any other capital on Earth. Whether you live here, are moving here, or are planning a visit,...
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