South Sudanese quit Kenya camps as aid cuts grow
Over 6,000 South Sudanese refugees left Kenya’s Kakuma and Kalobeyei camps as food shortages worsen following global aid cuts.
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Police exhume nine bodies tied to Kenya’s starvation cult tragedy
Nine bodies including two children were exhumed in Kenya and linked to the Shakahola starvation cult, with new graves found near the coast.
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Kenyan investigators find five bodies in graves
Five bodies were recovered from suspected mass graves in Kilifi County, with investigators warning of more graves mirroring the Shakahola massacre.
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Kenya achieves milestone by eliminating deadly sleeping sickness
The WHO has announced that Kenya has successfully eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem after decades of sustained control efforts.
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Light-jet ambulance crashes near Nairobi, killing six and injuring two
A Cessna Citation XLS air-ambulance plunged into the densely populated Mwihoko neighbourhood north-east of Nairobi on Thursday, leaving six people dead and two seriously injured, Kenyan officials said. The twin-engine jet, operated by AMREF Flying Doctors, departed Wilson Airport at 2:17 p.m. local time (11:17 GMT) en route to Hargeisa in Somaliland. According to the
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Kenya drops terror charges against activist Boniface Mwangi
Kenya dropped terrorism charges against activist Boniface Mwangi amid national and international criticism, instead accusing him of unlawfully possessing ammunition.
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Ruto tells police to ‘shoot in leg’ as protest crisis deepens
“Don’t kill them—just make sure their legs are broken,” Ruto said in a televised address on Wednesday
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Nairobi locked down ahead of Saba Saba protests
The demonstrations, known as Saba Saba (“seven seven” in Kiswahili), mark the anniversary of the 1990 pro-democracy uprising that helped end one-party rule
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Warning labels loom for 90% of packaged food sold in Kenya
Kenya may label 90% of packaged food as unhealthy under new rules aimed at tackling obesity and poor diets, a report by ATNI has revealed.
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Kenya protests turn deadly after blogger dies in police custody
Demonstrators flooded central Nairobi on Tuesday, facing tear gas from police
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