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Fifty-one passengers were rescued after the bus they were traveling in was swept away by floodwaters on a river bridge in northern Kenya. “The bus is still stuck in the river some thirty meters from the bridge, although the water level is still dropping,” according to reports. The road has …

Kenyan public hospital doctors who have been on strike since last month convened in two major cities on Tuesday to discuss their grievances against the government, Reuters reported. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents over 7,000 members, went on strike on March 15 to demand …

Kenya’s largest public referral hospital has announced it will dispose of hundreds of unclaimed bodies currently at its morgue if family members are unwilling to collect them. “Interested members of the public are therefore requested to identify and collect the bodies within seven days, failure to which the hospital will …

Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a traffic accident on February 11, smashed the men’s world record of 2 hours 35 seconds in the Chicago Marathon six months ago. His death plunged an entire continent into an unprecedented distance. The tragedy also claimed the life of his Rwandan coach. On …

The Mexican-Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o, is the first black president of the Berlin Film Festival jury, which opens this Thursday evening February 15, 2024 in the German capital. Lupita Nyong’o follows in the footsteps of Spike Lee, who in 2021 will become the first black filmmaker to chair the Cannes …

Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, died in a car accident in Kenya while aiming for the Paris Olympics. The world marathon leader at just 24 years of age, his time of 2 hours and 35 seconds set last October was ratified last week by the International Athletics Federation. …

A court in Kenya has said it may release suspected cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie if the state prosecutor fails to charge him within two weeks. Mr Mackenzie has been detained since last April in connection with the deaths of at least 400 people, many of whom starved themselves to …

Kenyan police announced on Sunday the arrest of a woman accused of throwing her eight-month-old baby into the Indian Ocean. Witnesses told local media that the woman allegedly tossed the infant into the ocean from a ferry as it was docking in the coastal town of Mombasa. A video of …

At least 120 people have died in the floods which are submerging many regions of Kenya, a government official announced on Tuesday, while a previous toll showed 76 victims. “More than 89,000 families have been displaced and are taking refuge in 112 camps,” Raymond Omollo, a senior official at the …

Four bodies were discovered on Sunday on a farm believed to belong to the Kenyan army, sparking outrage among residents, the BBC reported. The four young men are alleged to have trespassed on the farm near a Kenya Defence Forces barracks in Uasin Gishu county, in the Rift Valley region, …