 Hello, thank you for keeping us company very good Monday afternoon to you. My name is Dereva Hillary. Welcome to the broadcast. President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Interior to upscale search and rescue efforts with an aim to finding 28 people who are reported missing following a mudslide at Chisagun Trading Center on the border of Westpacourt and El Goyo Maraquit Counties in a statement. Government spokesperson Colonel Cyrus Oguna said the police officers among the missing persons, Oguna said five other police officers and two civilians have already been rescued and airlifted to Moai Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret for Specialized Treatment. Rifti Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembea is currently leading a multi agency team of first responders in the execution of the response plan. Oguna at the same time said the Kenya Air Force has been dispatched to begin relief for distribution to affected families. Elsewa mass testing for the coronavirus has commenced at the Port of Mombasa for the employees of the Kenya Ports Authority KPA, Acting Managing Director Rashid Saliman, General Manager Operations at Haber Master Captain William Ruto, coordinated the exercises and were among the 50 Kenya KPA staff to undergo the COVID-19 test. Officers from the Mombasa County Health Department said they are targeting at least 1000 tests at the port in the first phase. Results of those who were tested Monday will be released by tomorrow, Tuesday. The Kenya Ports Authority has reintroduced verification charges for containers. Target at import coming into the country effective Tuesday April 21st KPA will be collecting about 8,530 shillings as a verification fee for a 20-foot container. A 40-foot container will attract a fee of about 12,000 shillings, 795. In a custom notice, Peter Massinder head of the inland container depot said in an effort to increase the efficiency of cargo verification process arising from customs and cabs. Kenya Bureau of Statistics inspection Kenya Ports Authority has outsourced labour for this purpose to ensure a reliable and steady supply of labour adding that the payment charges will be secured by KPA to enhance transparency in raising of bills. Cargo verification comes on the request of state agency such as Kenya Revenue Authority and cabs which verify cargo suspected to contain contraband mis-declared goods or under-declared goods. The move paves way for a fresh battle between cargo handlers and KPA which could lead to cargo pile up as clearing agents and shippers remain opposed to the fees. Elsewhere 39 women of Somali origin were on Sunday evening arrested at Nasra Estit along Spine Road in Nairobi, Eastlands at a wedding celebration police officers say they were tipped off by members of the public that the women had congregated at the wedding party early Sunday morning. The party was still in full garot by the time police officers stormed the estate on Sunday evening. The latest comes with the government reiterating on the need for Kenyans to practice social distancing. The past weekend alone over 147 people were arrested across Nairobi at bars and social joints in disregard of the directives from the Ministry of Health, Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Masi Mwangangiyon, Sunday announced that the government had introduced a new measure to ensure compliance with the curfew hours in the fight against COVID-19. They have since been moved to a mandatory quarantine at the year on cost. The more teaching and referral hospital and Kenyatta National Hospital have begun testing for the disease boosting the government's ability to test for coronavirus, the MTRH will cover 22 counties whose samples while other ways have been transported to Nairobi. The two which have already started testing will now complement the efforts of the existing labs. Health CES Masi Mwangangiyon during the daily briefing on Sunday said the country had managed to control imported cases with the concern now shifting to local transmission. Kenyans growth domestic product is expected to decelerate to 3.5% in 2020 due to pressure on agricultural export through some activities, locust invasion and COVID-19 pandemic according to a credit rating report. The report done by Augustine Company Limited leading Pan-African credit rating agency rather has given Kenya a B plus a sovereign credit rating. Key factors that contribute to this rating include persistent fiscal spillages by the government leading to expanded external borrowing rising budget deficit to GDP ratio high risk debt distress owning today to adverse effect of locust invasion and COVID-19 pandemic under worsening balance of trade deficit due to low demand for the country's exports and now finally Ghana is using delivery drones from US based startup zipline to enable it to test people more quickly outside cities for the novel coronavirus zipline operated its fast coronavirus test flight on April fast and will now fly samples collected from more than 1000 health facilities in rural areas to laboratories in the capital Akron, Kumasi, the second largest city. As of April 15, the Ghana health service said it had tested 57 coronavirus samples zipline which already operates of fleets of drones in Ghana and render to deliver blood vaccines and other essential medical equipment to rural areas working with the minister of health to enable the coronavirus sample flights. Ghana has 834 confirmed infections and nine people have died from COVID-19 in the country and lastly 16 people were killed by a gunman including one monshu during a weekend shooting rampage in small town Nova Scotia at a media conference at Sunday evening police described kills with multiple 911 coming in late Saturday at a property in Potapik, Nova Scotia police said they are now certain they are not certain how many people died and who were injured and that story marks the end of a broadcast this afternoon I trust you're keeping home well and you're making sure you are keeping up with the hygiene of washing your hands and sanitizing which has been the call by the government to ensure that you stay back home unless you have something essential you're doing out here and when you're home ensure the highest level of hygiene my name is Dereva Hilawee good afternoon see you later