Kenya postpones school reopening a second time as flood-related death toll exceeds 210
The government has ordered people living near 178 dams and reservoirs that are either full or nearly full to evacuate or be forcefully moved. Water levels at two major hydroelectric dams have reached historic highs and the government has warned those living downstream along the Tana River.
Killer floods: Kenya government under stinging criticism from Human Rights Watch for negligence
The meteorology department had warned that the country would experience increased rainfall due to El Niño until early this year but Ruto in October said the country had been spared by the weather pattern.
Kenya’s economy to steady further with $1 billion IMF tranche as shilling holds firm against US dollar
Robust lending to Kenya from the IMF and World Bank has helped the government to navigate a liquidity crisis. The East African nation received a $941 million lending boost from the IMF in January, which brought the size of its programme with the fund to $4.43 billion, with around $2.5 billion outstanding.
Kenyans in flood-prone areas ordered to evacuate or be ejected by force as death toll rises
With seasonal rains forecast to increase in the coming weeks, the Cabinet said residents of areas with flooding or landslides in the past, and residents near dams and rivers considered at high risk, will have to evacuate by Wednesday. Those who don’t will be moved by force.
Kenyans dazzle as Jepchirchir crushes women’s-only world record in winning London Marathon
The 30-year-old Jepchirchir crossed the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in two hours 16 minutes 16 seconds to break Mary Keitany’s mark of 2:17:01 set in a women-only race at the 2017 London event.
Politics or banditry: Speculation rife as Kenya’s military chief dies in suspect helicopter crash
Gen Ogolla, 61, was on a tour of the country’s troubled western region that has seen frequent attacks by local bandits. He was appointed Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces in April last year after Gen Robert Kibochi retired.
Kenyan military helicopter crashes, 10 soldiers killed but fate of military chief unknown
However, three other soldiers on the helicopter were injured and taken to hospital, the police source said, asking not to be named.
Hailed as Africa’s largest infrastructure investment, Lapsset Corridor Project slips into limbo as Kenya fends off fierce resistance
Not coincidentally, there has been increased terror attacks along the Lapsset corridor as al-Qaeda-supported al Shabaab Somali terrorist outfit has over the past few years turned the Boni Forest in Lamu, Garissa – which is to be upgraded to a city – Mandera, Wajir and Moyale into its terrorism theatres.
KWS: Eight buffaloes in Kenya electrocuted after walking into low-lying power lines
Conservationists have in the past raised alarm over the risk of wild animals being electrocuted by power lines.
At least a dozen killed, some 20,000 people displaced by floods in Kenya as wet season sets in
The East African country has seen thousands of people killed by flooding in previous rainy seasons, mostly in the lake regions and downstream of major rivers.
