Tag: Kenya
nearly 200 schools will not reopen their doors until further notice
Kenyan schools reopened this Monday, May 13. The start of the school year was postponed by two weeks, due to floods which left 277 dead. According to the government, more…
police repress a demonstration against the evacuation of a slum
In Kenya, around ten civil rights activists were arrested on Wednesday May 8 in Nairobi. Police raided the Mathare Center for Social Justice, the capital’s oldest slum. Earlier in the…
President William Ruto promises he won’t let anyone sleep outside
Kenya still victim of bad weather. According to the latest report from the authorities, 228 people have died in floods since the start of the rainy season in March. This…
More than 200 dead in floods in Kenya
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen Boy walks in a flood-affected area in Nakuru, Kenya, at the end of April. Photo: Patrick Ngugi/AP/TT More than 200 people have died due to floods…
under criticism in the face of deadly bad weather, William Ruto announces measures
In Kenya, weather alerts are being stepped up as Cyclone Hidaya prepares to hit the coast in 48 hours. Since March, Kenya has been hit by violent rains, linked to…
Floods in eastern Kenya and Nairobi kill dozens
Violent floods left 38 dead yesterday, according to an initial report from the Kenyan Red Cross. Nearly 30,000 people had to flee their homes. This heavy rainfall is due to…
despite a 15% drop in cases, the situation remains overwhelming
In Kenya, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances carried out by police are down slightly, but the figures remain damning, according to the annual report on the issue released Wednesday by…
scientists worry about alarming level of rising water levels
The Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute issued an alert at the end of the week. The long rainy season has started and the country, like the entire region, is once…
why these repeated helicopter crashes?
The helicopter crash in which General Francis Ogolla died, along with nine other soldiers, on Thursday April 18, is the fifth helicopter crash experienced by the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF)…
army chief killed in helicopter crash
Kenyan President William Ruto announced that General Francis Omondi Ogolla and nine other military officials were killed Thursday in a helicopter crash in the west of the country. 2 mins…