Events

At least 20 people were killed as a result of floods in Kenya

Kenya's defence chief General Francis Omondi Ogolla was among more than 10 senior officers feared dead after a helicopter carrying them crashed in the country's northwest and burst into flames, a police official told AFP

Somali President arrives in Nairobi for key talks with Kenyan counterpart. However, Kenyan President William Ruto has recently been involved in diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa, which arose after Ethiopia's Prime Minister signed an MoU with Somaliland

Six Kenyans have been killed in Dhobley, Somalia by suspected Al Shabaab militants,  Liboi Deputy County Commissioner Ali Manduku has confirmed

Al-Shabaab insurgents claimed an ambush of a Kenyan police Land Cruiser 4WD vehicle on the road between Nairobi & Mandera County:

US Department of State: .@SecBlinken spoke with former Kenyan President Kenyatta about the conflict in eastern DRC and the importance of providing a pathway to reconciliation with armed groups. The Nairobi process and the assistance of regional leaders are vital to resolving the conflict

United States and Kenya have agreed to enhance intelligence cooperation, and continue DoD support to build Nairobi's military for the counter-terror fight against Al-Shabaab: Pentagon. US and Kenya signed a new defense framework during SecDef Lloyd Austin's visit this week

Nairobi Declaration: Africa is not historically responsible for global warming, but bears its consequences

The governor of Kenya’s northeastern Mandera County, Mohamed Adan Khalif is claiming that 60% of his county is under the control of Al-Shabaab militants, according to @citizentvkenya. He was speaking during a security meeting on tackling al-Shabaab. The presence of the militants has affected service delivery in various parts of the county, he reportedly said. Al-Shabaab attacks in the northeastern region increased in recent weeks. nnLocal security officials are vowing to fight back. One MP suggested locals need to mobilise an uprising similar to the self-mobilised Ma’awisley fighters in central Somalia

The President of Kenya: IGAD and the Jeddah platform must work together to facilitate a permanent ceasefire in Sudan

Two suspected car robbers were fatally shot by a civilian who is a licensed firearm holder in Kîriko in Githunguri after they were caught vandalizing vehicles on Monday night

Kenya: Shakahola cult deaths climbs to 303 bodies

Kenya starvation cult death toll exceeds 300: official

Another Kenyan pastor will face charges over 'mass killing of his followers': interior minister

Kenyan Foreign Secretary @DrAlfredMutua on US visit points finger at Russia and "our friends in the Middle East" for backing either of Sudan's warring generals. "We are asking external forces to leave Sudan alone."

African Union appeals for calm and dialogue in Kenya

Kenya police fire tear gas, water cannon on opposition leader's convoy: AFP

The government of President William Ruto has vowed to take a tough stance over the demonstrations, which opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed would go ahead despite not receiving police authorisation

A family in Mombasa has called for speedy investigations into the death of Constable Julius Marwa, a traffic officer, allegedly killed by a motorist in Mombasa last week

Gunman killed, pistol recovered after heavy exchange of fire between policemen and city thugs in Nairobi West

Prison warden dies by suicide in Nyeri village

Police officer, two civilians killed as suspected bandits attack herder in Isiolo

Policeman shoots colleague dead in confrontation in Migori

Three Killed In Isiolo Raid: Three people killed in an armed raid on villages in Mlango area, Burat ward in Isiolo county; police state the raiders came from the neighbouring Samburu

Al-Shabaab Roadside IED Kills 4 Highway Authority Workers in Hailey, Bura East, Garissa County, Kenya

Bungoma demonstrations: Residents block lwakhakha-chwele road over accidents. Protesters accuse truck drivers of causing the accidents

At least ten people dead, several injured in Banisa Mandera inter-clan clashes, Conflict Management Chief Officer in the county, Hussein Yussuf, says

Three people were on the wee hours of Wednesday, December 21, 2022, killed by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Garissa County

SEVEN PEOPLE dead, 10 injured in an accident involving two matatus and a truck at Ngata Bridge along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway

Nakuru accident: 3 people killed, 7 injured in accident at Ngata bridge Accident involved a trailer and a 14-seater matatu The injured were rushed to Nakuru level five hospital @Wycliffeorandi