NAIROBI, Kenya — The death toll from a deadly landslide in western Kenya has risen to 26 after four more bodies were retrieved on Sunday, shortly before rescue efforts to find survivors were suspended due to a flash flood. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said 25 people are still missing and that the government had intensified … Read more
The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide in the western part of the country after heavy rainfall. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies had been transferred to a nearby airstrip after the landslide in Marakwet East late on Friday night. He said on X that more than 30 … Read more
Protesters demand resignation of President Rutopublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 13:40 BST Akisa WanderaReporting from Nairobi Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Protesters have been largely peaceful Chanting “Ruto must go,” thousands of protesters have flooded Nairobi’s streets to demand the resignation of the president. They waved Kenyan flags and carried branches as a symbol … Read more
Police said the attack was carried out by suspected al-Shabab fighters who launched an assault at dawn. At least six police personnel have been killed and four were injured after an attack on a police camp in Kenya by suspected fighters from Somalia’s al-Shabab group. Kenyan police said in a report on Sunday that the … Read more
Another 200 Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti under a United Nations-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in the troubled Caribbean nation. The new batch that arrived on Tuesday brings the total to 400 Kenyan boots on the ground in the violence-ravaged capital of Port-au-Prince, Haitian sources said. The Kenyan contingent … Read more
Biden welcomes Kenyan president; Trump trial on hiatus The Washington Post William Ruto in US: Why Joe Biden is rolling out the red carpet for Kenya’s leader BBC.com Kenyan President’s State Visit: An Antidote to U.S. Troubles in Africa? The New York Times Biden is honoring Kenya with state visit as the East African nation prepares to send … Read more
Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images Chief of Kenya Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla looks on while inspecting a guard of honor during his official state visit to State House in Nairobi, on February 28, 2024. CNN — Kenya’s military chief, Francis Ogolla, died in a helicopter crash in the western part of the country on Thursday, President … Read more
As the sun sets on the narrow streets of Africa’s largest informal settlement, children hurry to change from daily clothes into pointe shoes and other ballet gear. Fifteen-year-old Brenda Branice is among the dancers and can’t hide her joy. It’s time for the Christmas performance in Kibera, one of the busiest neighbourhoods of Kenya’s capital, … Read more