World Oct 28 Plane flying tourists to Kenya’s Maasai Mara crashes, killing 11 A small plane carrying 10 foreign tourists has crashed in Kenya, killing them and the pilot.
World Oct 17 Stampede at the funeral of Kenya’s ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2, injures many Kenyans had turned out in large numbers to mourn Odinga after the democratic reformer's death on Wednesday at age 80, reflecting the outsized influence the respected statesman had on political life in the East African country.
World Oct 16 Kenyan police fire tear gas at mourners during former Prime Minister Odinga’s public viewing Odinga, a significant political figure, died Wednesday in India. The mourners filled a stadium in the capital after escorting his body from the airport.
World Oct 15 Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African democracy efforts, dies at 80 Odinga ran for Kenya's presidency five times over three decades. His populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him outsized influence on political life in the East African country.
Politics Jun 20 In one of Africa’s largest refugee camps, food rations are halved after U.S. aid cuts Funding for the U.N. World Food Program has dropped after the Trump administration paused support in March.
World Sep 06 Kenya school dormitory fire kills 17 students, seriously burns 13 others Police said Friday they feared the death toll may rise.
World Sep 05 Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being severely burned by her partner hospital official confirmed her death on Thursday. Police say Cheptegei's partner, Dickson Ndiema, bought a can of gasoline, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday.
World Aug 20 Kenyan man being detained over the discovery of dismembered female bodies escapes from police custody A suspect who police said confessed to killing 42 women and was being detained over the discovery of dismembered bodies in Kenya’s capital has escaped from police custody, officials said Tuesday.
World Jul 11 Kenya’s President Ruto dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of taxation protests, calls to resign Ruto said he made the decision after listening to the people and that he would form a broad-based government after consultations. The president also dismissed the attorney general.
World Jun 26 Kenya’s president says he won’t sign finance bill a day after protesters stormed parliament Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. It was the biggest assault on Kenya’s government in decades.