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September 11, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya's main airport

Kenya’s airport workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country’s main airport on Wednesday over awarding the contract for its modernization and operations to an Indian firm
September 11, 2024 at 4:30 PM
A stranded passenger takes a nap as he wait for delayed flight out of JKIA airport in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024. Hundreds of workers at Kenya's main international airport demonstrated on Wednesday against a planned deal between the government and a foreign investor. Planes have remained grounded, with hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
September 7, 2024 at 6:06 PM

21 children are now known to have died in Kenya school fire

Officials say the number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to 21
September 7, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Kenya Red Cross personnel and relatives try to comfort a woman reacting near a burned-out dormitory, following a fire at the Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri, Kenya Friday, Sep. 6, 2024. (AP Photo)
September 6, 2024 at 6:54 PM

A dormitory fire in Kenya kills 18 students and injures 27. Dozens are unaccounted for

Kenya's deputy president says a fire in a school dormitory has killed 18 students and injured 27 others
September 6, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Kenya Red Cross personnel and relatives try to comfort a woman reacting near a burned-out dormitory, following a fire at the Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri, Kenya Friday, Sep. 6, 2024. (AP Photo)
3 months ago

Kenyan president withdraws controversial tax bill amid deadly protests

Kenyan President William Ruto announced Wednesday afternoon from the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, that he is withdrawing the contentious 2024 Finance Bill.
3 months ago
A protester lobs back a teargas canister at police during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024.
3 months ago

Multiple deaths reported as police clash with anti-tax protesters in Kenya

Police allegedly fired live ammunition at anti-government protesters in Nairobi on Tuesday as thousands of people demonstrated against proposed tax hikes.
3 months ago
A protester kicks a tear gas canister while demonstrating during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024.
3 months ago

Multiple deaths reported as police clash with anti-tax protesters in Kenya

Thousands of people demonstrated against proposed tax hikes in the East African nation.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Multiple deaths reported as police clash with anti-tax protesters in Kenya
3 months ago

Kenyan protesters clash with police over controversial tax bill

Hundreds took to the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday. And armed police lobbed tear gas canisters and fired water cannons at demonstrators.
3 months ago
Protestors react after police used teargas to disperse them during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, June 20, 2024.
4 months ago

Kenyan President William Ruto discusses US visit, supporting Haiti

Kenyan President William Ruto is the first African leader to make an official state visit to the U.S. in over 15 years.
4 months ago
Kenyan President William Ruto speaks during an interview with ABC News.
4 months ago

Kenyan Pres. Ruto pledges troops to Haiti

ABC News’ Selina Wang joins to discuss her sit down with President William Ruto and his pledge to protect democracy in Haiti.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Kenyan Pres. Ruto pledges troops to Haiti
4 months ago

Kenyan mountaineer dies on Everest

Kenyan mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, who went missing on Wednesday morning on Mount Everest, has been found dead, officials announced Thursday.
4 months ago
Tents of mountaineers are pictured at Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district on April 18, 2024.
5 months ago

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.
5 months ago
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.
6 months 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.
6 months ago
A baby Black Eastern rhino has been born in the dense Chyulu Hills in Southern Kenya, according to researchers.
7 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.
7 months ago
Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe appears at the Mililani law court in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 31, 2024.
7 months ago

Wildlife authorities continue search for famous missing Kenyan lion

Olobor is one of the Maasai Mara National Reserve's famous lions.
7 months ago
8 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.
8 months ago
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 2, 2024.
1 year 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.
1 year 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.
5 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.
5 years ago
A Kenyan woman looks at a biometric camera prior to register for the Huduma Namba, May, 17, 2019, in Nairobi.
5 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.
5 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.
6 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.
6 years ago
Central Island National Park is located on a small volcanic island in the middle of Lake Turkana, Kenya.
6 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.
6 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.
6 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.
6 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.