President Uhuru Kenyatta in his 7th presidential address to the nation on Saturday 23rd May 2020, announced KSh 53.7 billion economic stimulus programme that will be injected in the Kenyan economy to address challenges caused by COVID-19.

President Kenyatta announced the 8 point economic stimulus programme as follows:

1. KSh 6.58billion allocated to the Ministry of Education to hire teachers and ICT interns to support digital learning programmes.                           

2. KSh 10 billion to fast-track payment of pending bills.

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Sanda Ojiambo as the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact. Ms. Ojiambo has served as the Head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact at Safaricom Plc since 2010. She was also the Senior Manager of Safaricom and MPESA Foundations from 2008 to 2010 which led to the implementation of several public-private partnership initiatives between Safaricom and UN organizations.

Police on Friday teargassed crowds trying to force their way into Eastleigh. The people were reportedly caught up with at Mlango Kubwa, an estate that borders Eastleigh.They were going to the business area to look for menial jobs while others were going to hawk their goods. But Eastleigh has been on partial lockdown for over 15 days now after it was identified as a coronavirus hotspot.