45 dead as fallout from Kenya flash floods continues
At least 45 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in Kenya. The disaster was initially blamed on a dam burst, but authorities now blame a clogged railway tunnel for the flooding. Interior Minister Kisre Kindiki has ordered the inspection of all public and private dams and reservoirs to avoid possible accidents in […]
40 confirmed dead after dam collapses in western Kenya, police say
A dam burst in western Kenya on Monday, killing at least 40 people as floodwaters engulfed homes. The collapsed dam, known as the Old Kijabe Dam, is located in the flood-prone Mai Mahiu region of the Great Rift Valley region. Continued heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in Kenya, killing nearly 100 people. A dam […]
Kenya Open: Ugandan makes DP World Tour history sure to leave you smiling
At a time when money and greed are currently dividing the sporting world, something magical happened at the Kenya Open on Friday. And it’s sure to put a smile on your face. Ronald Rugumayo, a 31-year-old Ugandan, is the first golfer from his country to play in a DP World Tour event. He pulled it […]
Woman who handed over British girl, 3, for FGM in Kenya given seven years | Female genital mutilation (FGM)
A woman who was found guilty of handing over a three-year-old British girl for female genital mutilation (FGM) during a trip to Kenya has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Amina Noor, 40, was found guilty last year of helping a Kenyan woman undergo surgery abroad in 2006. The conviction marks the first conviction […]
Kenya alleged murderer Kevin Kangethe, who left girlfriend’s body at Boston airport, escapes police custody in Kenya
The man, wanted for killing his girlfriend and abandoning her body at a Boston airport before fleeing to Kenya, fled police custody in the African country, authorities said. Kevin Kangete, 40, took three months for investigators to find and arrest him before he stormed out of a Kenyan police station and fled in a private […]
Kenya Cult Leader Charged With Murdering Nearly 200 Children
AFP – A Kenyan court on Tuesday indicted the leader of a famine cult and dozens of alleged accomplices for murdering around 200 children in a forest near the Indian Ocean. Self-styled pastor Paul Ntenge McKenzie, who has already been charged with terrorism, manslaughter, child torture and cruelty, is accused of inciting hundreds of his […]
Kenya Wildlife Services Confirms Fatal Hyena Attack, Student Protests For Campus Safety
NAIROBI, KENYA – DECEMBER 11: A spotted hyena walks through grassland in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, on December 11, 2007. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) OAN’s Elizabeth Bolbelding4:27 PM – Tuesday, February 6, 2024 The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says one person has been killed and two others seriously injured by a hyena […]
Kenya gas explosion kills two and injures hundreds of people | Kenya
A gas explosion at an industrial building in Kenya’s capital sent huge plumes of smoke billowing over houses, killing two people and injuring hundreds, authorities said. Kenya Red Cross Society Posted in X It said it had successfully evacuated “271 people to different health facilities in Nairobi.” Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said a company was […]
Kevin Kangethe arrested in Kenya for allegedly killing girlfriend in Boston airport
Massachusetts State Police announced Tuesday that a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death at a Boston airport and abandoning her body before boarding a flight out of the country was arrested at a Kenyan nightclub. Kevin Kangete, 41, was arrested by the country’s authorities on Monday, three months after police discovered the dismembered […]
Man Allegedly Kills Girlfriend, Leaves Body at Boston Airport Before Being Arrested in Kenya
A man suspected of brutally murdering his girlfriend and abandoning her body at Boston’s Logan Airport before fleeing to Africa in November has been arrested in Kenya, law enforcement officials said. Kevin Kangete, 41, was taken into custody Monday night by Kenyan authorities in cooperation with Massachusetts State Police (MSP), the Suffolk District Attorney, and […]