Category: Covid-19
StarTimes, UNESCO in Joint Campaign Against Dis- and Mis-Information on COVID-19
Nairobi, 30th July 2020. UNESCO, the UN Agency saddled with the promotion of freedom of expression and access to information aims to empower the society, with increased capacities of resilience in the face of “fake news” including dis- and mis-information that preceded the COVID 19 pandemic. UNESCO’s launch of the campaign under Media and Information is designed…
Businesses and Jobs That Risk Being Lost Due COVID-19
That businesses and jobs are at risk during the Coronavirus pandemic is no secret. The COVID-19 pandemic has already put many jobs and businesses on the line and people have been forced to adapt to a lifestyle they have not known. When the pandemic began in China in December last year, no one expected the…
Private Schools Can Charge for Content Offered Online-CS Magoha Says
Cabinet secretary for education Prof. Magoha has said that private schools and institutions of higher learning can charge for the teaching that they are offering online. Addressing the media today during the daily briefs on coronavirus by the ministry of Health, Magoha said that private schools have the freedom to charge parents for the teaching…
You Risk Jail Term, A Fine or Both For Not Wearing a Face Mask
It is now mandatory to have masks in now public places including supermarkets, banking halls, malls, Matatus and other public places in Kenya. Failure to do so will lead to a conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding Twenty thousand shillings and be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 6 months of both. Now…