Audio By Vocalize Health Ministry officials brief the country on the first imported case of Ebola at Afya House on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] The Ministry of Health has suspended hotel-based meetings, conferences and seminars for its staff following Kenya’s confirmation of its first Ebola case. In a circular seen by The Standard, the ministry said the move was intended to prioritise emergency preparedness, contact tracing and response measures to prevent further spread of the disease. “All meetings, seminars and conferences scheduled to be held in hotels are suspended with immediate effect from Wednesday, October 7, 2026,…
Author: By Betty Njeru
Audio By Vocalize Health CS Aden Duale briefs on Kenya’s first ever case of Ebola at Afya House, Nairobi. He is accompanied by other Ministry of Health, and WHO officials. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kenya has today, October 6, 2026, confirmed its first case of Ebola. The case was detected in a Kenyan citizen who travelled by road from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Kampala, Uganda, before flying to Nairobi aboard a Jambojet flight on Saturday last week. The patient has since died after receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital, The Standard can confirm. According to Health Cabinet Secretary Aden…