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Felix Orinda alias DJ Evolve is finally back home after being discharged from the hospital following a shooting incident at Nairobi’s B-club earlier this year. Taking to his Instagram account, the 27-year-old DJ broke the news to his fans, adding that he’ll be back despite his condition.

“Still have a long way to go, but I’ll be back. Thank you all for the well wishes,” said DJ Evolve. B-club management also shared a video on their official Instagram account and captioned it ‘Welcome back DJ Evolve.’

Kenya’s leading research institute has begun exploring efficacy of one of its herbal and traditional medicines likely to treat Covid-19. Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has identified Zedupex, an in-house herbal medicine used in the treatment of genital herpes -- a common viral disease that causes sores on the mouth and genitals.