Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi as flight disruptions entered a second day amid a workers’ strike. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), one of East Africa’s busiest aviation hubs, has been affected by industrial action by aviation sector workers. The workers are demanding better working conditions and implementation…
Kenyan wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants found near Amboseli National Park. Preliminary evidence suggests the animals were poisoned after eating pesticide-sprayed tomatoes from nearby farms. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said initial laboratory tests detected cyanide in samples taken from the elephants’ carcasses. According to the agency, 10 elephants were first…
Five people, including four Kenyan police officers, were killed after suspected Al-Shabaab militants ambushed a security patrol in northeastern Kenya near the Somalia border. The attack occurred on Tuesday near the town of Lafey in Mandera County, approximately 10 kilometres (six miles) from the Somali border. One area that has experienced a recent increase in…
A High Court ruling has upheld Kenya’s ban on cannabis despite arguments based on religious freedom. Kenya’s High Court has dismissed a petition by the Rastafari Society of Kenya seeking to legalise cannabis for religious use. The group argued that smoking cannabis is a sacred part of the Rastafarian faith. It asked the court to…
Heavy security presence and roadblocks have disrupted movement across Nairobi ahead of nationwide Gen Z protests. Kenyan police have sealed off major roads leading into Nairobi’s central business district as the country prepares for protests marking two years since the 2024 anti-government demonstrations. Protesters say they are demanding justice for more than 80 people killed…
Eight students are set to face murder charges after a school fire killed 16 girls in central Kenya. Kenyan prosecutors have approved murder charges against several students accused of involvement in a deadly fire at Utumishi Girls’ School in Gilgil. The blaze, which broke out on May 28, killed 16 students and left dozens injured….
They were asleep when the fire started. Sixteen of them never woke up. A fire tore through a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Kenya, in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing 16 students and leaving a community shattered. The school sits about 120 kilometres northwest of Nairobi. The blaze ripped through the…
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his recent comparison of Nigeria with Kenya, warning that “self-consolation” will not address the country’s economic and developmental challenges. In an X post on Monday, Obi said Tinubu’s remark in Bayelsa, where he said Nigerians should take solace in…
