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May 2, 2024 at 1:34 AM

Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains

Tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country
May 2, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Aerial view of flooded Maasai Mara National Reserve, that left dozens of tourists stranded in Narok County, Kenya, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. (AP Photo/Bobby Neptune)
April 30, 2024 at 1:50 AM

40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses

Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing, the Interior Ministry said
April 30, 2024 at 1:50 AM
People gather on the main road after a dam burst, in Kamuchiri Village Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County, Kenya, Monday, April 29, 2024. Police in Kenya say at least 40 people have died after a dam collapsed in the country's west. (AP Photo)
April 29, 2024 at 4:27 PM

A bomb attack in northern Kenya kills 5 people near the border with Somalia

Kenya's interior ministry says five people have been killed in a bomb attack in the remote north of the country near the border with Somalia
April 29, 2024 at 4:27 PM
People gather at the site of a blast, after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Elwak Town within Mandera County, Kenya Monday, April 29, 2024. Five people have been killed, five others injured. The bomb was laden on a donkey cart to avoid detection, a statement from the Kenya interior ministry said. (AP Photo/Adan Shukri)
April 25, 2024 at 4:29 PM

Dozens dead as floods wreak havoc across Kenya

Days of torrential rain have triggered widespread flooding across parts of Kenya, turning roads into raging rivers and claiming dozens of lives.
April 25, 2024 at 4:29 PM
A resident of Mathare slum try to salvage goods from their destroyed houses, following heavy down pour in the capital, Nairobi on April 24, 2024.
1 month ago

How researchers discovered the wild birth of a critically endangered black rhino

A baby Eastern Black rhino has been born in Kenya, an event wildlife researchers are dubbing as a conservation success for the critically endangered species.
1 month ago
A baby Black Eastern rhino has been born in the dense Chyulu Hills in Southern Kenya, according to researchers.
3 months ago

Man who fled US after allegedly killing girlfriend caught after escaping custody

Kevin Kangethe has been caught by police in Kenya days after he escaped their custody. He is accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her in an airport parking lot.
3 months ago
Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe appears at the Mililani law court in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 31, 2024.
3 months ago

Wildlife authorities continue search for famous missing Kenyan lion

Olobor is one of the Maasai Mara National Reserve's famous lions.
3 months ago
3 months ago

Gas explosion sparks massive fire, killing 3 and injuring 298

At least three people were killed and 298 others were injured late Thursday when a gas explosion sparked an inferno in Nairobi, Kenya, according to police.
3 months ago
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 2, 2024.
10 months ago

Anti-government protests sweep across Kenya over bill raising gas tax

An opposition leader called for three days of protests against the finance bill.
10 months ago
An opposition leader called for three days of protests against the finance bill.
1 year ago

Dozens dead, hundreds missing in Kenya starvation cult case

An ongoing investigation into a Christian cult in Kenya whose followers were allegedly told to starve themselves has led to the discovery of dozens of bodies.
1 year ago
Workers carry the exhumed bodies in body bags to the mortuary, at the mass-grave site in Shakahola, outside the coastal town of Malindi, Kenya on April 25, 2023.
1 year ago

More bodies found in mass graves in Kenya starvation cult case

Initial investigations showed that suspects might have committed crimes including murder, according to officials.
1 year ago
Initial investigations showed that suspects might have committed crimes including murder, according to officials.
4 years ago

Digital IDs that civil rights groups say bar minorities are lawful in this country

A Kenyan court has ruled that the government may forge ahead with plans to assign everyone a unique ID number, but it must be done under comprehensive regulations.
4 years ago
A Kenyan woman looks at a biometric camera prior to register for the Huduma Namba, May, 17, 2019, in Nairobi.
4 years ago

1 US service member, 2 DOD contractors killed in terror attack on US base in Kenya

A U.S. soldier and 2 DOD contractors killed in a terror attack on a U.S. base in Kenya, according to U.S. Africa Command. Two DOD employees were wounded.
4 years ago
U.S. Army Spc. Henry J. Mayfield Jr., 23, from Evergreen Park, Ill., was killed on Jan. 5, 2020, during an attack in Manda Bay, Kenya.
5 years ago

Helicopter crash in Kenya kills 4 Americans, police say

Four Americans were killed Sunday night when their helicopter crashed on a remote island in northern Kenya, authorities said.
5 years ago
Central Island National Park is located on a small volcanic island in the middle of Lake Turkana, Kenya.
5 years ago

Helicopter crash kills 4 Americans, police say

The helicopter went down at Central Island National Park, which sits on a small volcanic island in the middle of Lake Turkana, according to a statement from Kenya's National Police Service.
5 years ago
VIDEO: The helicopter went down at Central Island National Park, which sits on a small volcanic island in the middle of Lake Turkana, according to a statement from Kenya's National Police Service.
5 years ago

American among 14 killed at Kenya hotel

The terror group Al-Shabab, which has ties to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack at the upscale Dusit Hotel in Nairobi.
5 years ago
VIDEO: American among 14 killed at Kenya hotel
7 years ago

Opposition supporters in the Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera have been setting fire to piles of tires in an attempt to block roads on Friday.