This archive report was first published on 15 June 2020.
Kenya has recorded its first coronavirus cases at the State House, with four officials testing positive for the disease.
According to State House spokesperson Kanze Dena, the identities of the four officials will remain concealed as they seek treatment at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital in Kiambu County.
The officials tested positive for Covid-19 following a screening conducted last week, on June 11, 2020.
"During last week's mass Covid-19 testing held on Thursday, 11th June 2020, four persons were found to have contracted the disease...Families and close contacts of the affected officers are also being attended to accordingly," Ms Dena said in a statement issued on June 15, 2020.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and the first family are reportedly safe and free from Covid-19, according to Ms Dena.
State House has implemented undisclosed protocols for all visitors and staff residing outside the compound in an effort to curb more infections.
The revelation comes as Kenya's Covid-19 cases rose by 133, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,727, with 104 fatalities and 1,286 recoveries.
