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June 27, 2024 at 2:54 AM

Kenyan police fire blanks to disperse protesters hours after parliament breached

Kenya's president says he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament on Tuesday
June 27, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Kenya anti riot police patrol inside the parliament compound in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thousands of protesters stormed and burned a section of Kenya's parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals. Police responded with gunfire and several protesters were killed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
June 26, 2024 at 3:57 PM

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.
June 26, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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.
June 25, 2024 at 7:40 PM

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.
June 25, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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.
June 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM

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.
June 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
VIDEO: Multiple deaths reported as police clash with anti-tax protesters in Kenya
June 25, 2024 at 12:38 AM

Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs

Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are leaving for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against powerful gangs
June 25, 2024 at 12:38 AM
FILE - Kenya police patrol the streets of Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are leaving for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against powerful gangs. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
June 21, 2024 at 4:41 AM

Thousands in Kenya demonstrate against proposed new taxes

Thousands of mostly young people have demonstrated Kenya’s capital and across the country against new tax proposals in the government’s annual budget legislation
June 21, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Demonstrators run from police during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/ Andrew Kasuku)
June 20, 2024 at 11:23 AM

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.
June 20, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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.
June 20, 2024 at 9:02 AM

It's hard to find treatment for snakebites in Kenya. Thousands are dying every year

Antivenom for snakebites can be hard to find in Kenya, where about 4,000 snakebite victims die every year
June 20, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Esther Kangali, who lost her right leg to a snake bite, walks outside her home in Kitui, Kenya, Monday, May 13, 2024. Overall in Kenya, about 4,000 snakebite victims die every year while 7,000 others experience paralysis or other health complications, according to the local Institute of Primate Research. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
1 month 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.
1 month ago
Kenyan President William Ruto speaks during an interview with ABC News.
1 month 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.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Kenyan Pres. Ruto pledges troops to Haiti
1 month 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.
1 month ago
Tents of mountaineers are pictured at Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district on April 18, 2024.
2 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.
2 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.
3 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.
3 months ago
A baby Black Eastern rhino has been born in the dense Chyulu Hills in Southern Kenya, according to researchers.
5 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.
5 months ago
Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe appears at the Mililani law court in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 31, 2024.
5 months ago

Wildlife authorities continue search for famous missing Kenyan lion

Olobor is one of the Maasai Mara National Reserve's famous lions.
5 months ago
5 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.
5 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.
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.