East Africa Flood Deaths Surpass 400
NAIROBI — Heavy rains have left hundreds of people dead and hundreds of thousands more displaced across various parts of East Africa. Kenya, Somalia, and Rwanda are the worst hit. The flooding comes as the…
NAIROBI — Heavy rains have left hundreds of people dead and hundreds of thousands more displaced across various parts of East Africa. Kenya, Somalia, and Rwanda are the worst hit. The flooding comes as the…
At least 40 people were killed when a dam in Kenya’s Rift Valley burst late Wednesday following days of heavy rains. Water swept away numerous homes, farms, and businesses after breaking through the Patel Dam…
Kenyan opposition politician Miguna Miguna has issued an appeal from Dubai where the government forcibly deported him to. In a message posted on his Facebook page, the lawyer said he was stranded in Dubai and…
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga met Friday in an apparent effort to settle months of violent post-election tensions. The meeting came just hours before a visit by U.S….
NAIROBI, KENYA — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson canceled events in Kenya Saturday to seek respite from what has been an extraordinarily busy schedule, according to the State Department. “The secretary is not feeling…
NAIROBI — Environmental activists in Kenya have pledged to take further legal action against Kenyan and Chinese corporations if contractors move forward with construction of a railway bridge across Nairobi National Park. The activists held…
A bus accident in central Kenya Sunday morning killed at least 36 people and injured 11 others. AFP reports that the crash occurred on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway when a bus traveling from Busia collided with…
KOGUTA, KENYA — Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is demanding a new presidential election within 90 days, saying the country is in “grave danger” from political violence. Odinga spoke to the Associated Press, three days…
NAIROBI — Uhuru Kenyatta has won Kenya’s re-run presidential election, according to the country’s electoral commission. “I hereby declare Mr. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Mr. William Samoei Ruto as president-elect and deputy president-elect, respectively,” said…
Kenyan opposition supporters skirmished with police and threw up burning barricades in pockets of the country on Thursday, seeking to derail President Uhuru Kenyatta’s likely re-election with a low voter turnout. The election commission said…