Kenya has received 182,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to boost its vaccination programme.

The doses were donated by the French government through the global Covax scheme.

"The Kenyan government is very grateful to the government of France for this generous donation which will support our national Covid-19 vaccine," Dr Willis Akhwale, chair of the National Vaccine Taskforce said.

Out of the more than one million people who have received their first dose, close to half a million are fully vaccinated.

The vaccination programme in the country is still targeting health care workers, the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions.