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Kenya

Kenya's parliament set on fire after anti-tax protests turn violent

A part of the parliament building in Nairobi was set on fire by protesters who managed to break inside following protests gathering thousands, while reports say several dead bodies can be seen in the streets of the Kenyan capital.

25/06/2024

Kenya

Massive fire in Nairobi kills 3 and injures nearly 300

Blaze apparently caused by an exploding truck reached many residents in their homes overnight.

02/02/2024

Nature

‘Paradise’: In the only capital city with a national wildlife park

117 km2 of green space filled with wildlife can be found just outside the centre of Kenya’s capital.

15/06/2023

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WATCH: Protesters in Nairobi call for President Ruto to step down

At least one person was reportedly shot and several others were arrested when demonstrators clashed with police in Kenya's capital.

20/03/2023

Scenes

Meet the Kenyan hockey team roaring on ice

In partnership with Media City

I want to see the Kenya Ice Lions playing with other countries in Africa. I want to see us going to the Olympics, representing the Kenyan flag.

30/01/2023

Kenya

World-famous Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey dies aged 77

Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped to prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said.

03/01/2022

Kenya

Kenya opposition leader Odinga rally broken up by police

Police in Nairobi moved in to break up an opposition demonstration on the day President Kenyatta was sworn in at a ceremony itself marred by violence.

28/11/2017

Kenya

School dormitory fire kills seven in Kenya

A fire burned down a boarding school dormitory in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least seven teenage girls.

02/09/2017

Kenya

Several die in election violence in Kenya

Violence erupts in opposition strongholds in Nairobi as counting continues from Tuesday's election

09/08/2017

World News

Desperate rescue underway in Kenya

At least 15 are missing after a seven-storey building collapsed in a residential suburb of Nairobi.

13/06/2017

Kenya

Police fire on protesters in Nairobi

Riot police have reportedly fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse Kenyan university students protesting over road safety.

27/09/2016

Kenya

A miracle in Nairobi

Four people are pulled alive from the wreckage of an apartment block - six days after it collapsed.

05/05/2016

Kenya

Rescue teams keep searching after deadly Kenya collapse

At least ten bodies have now been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Visiting the site of the disaster

30/04/2016

Kenya

Chaotic scenes in Kenyan capital

Many are feared trapped in a collapsed residential building in the Huruma area of Nairobi.

29/04/2016

Uganda

Pope Francis arrives in Uganda

Pope Francis has arrived in Uganda on the second leg of his three-nation African tour. Tens of thousands of people lined his route into the Ugandan

27/11/2015

Kenya

Obama in Kenya: a pledge to work together but also criticism

The US and Kenyan leaders disagreed on some matters, including the country's record on gay rights

25/07/2015

Kenya

Kenyan police find explosives and weapons in mosques

19/11/2014