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v. t. e. On 21 September 2013, four masked gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall, an upmarket mall in Nairobi, [4] Kenya. There are conflicting reports about the number killed in the attack, since part of the mall collapsed due to a fire that started during the siege. [5] The attack resulted in 71 total deaths, [6] including 62 civilians ...
Kenya portal. v. t. e. The 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi 's government. At 3 A.M. on Sunday, 1 August 1982, a group of soldiers from the Kenya Air Force took over Eastleigh Air Base just outside Nairobi, and by 4 A.M. the nearby Embakasi air base had also fallen.
Kenya portal. v. t. e. Prime Minister Raila Odinga addressing the Kenyan media during the 2007–08 Kenyan crisis. Mass media in Kenya includes more than 91 FM stations, more than 64 free to view TV stations, and an unconfirmed number of print newspapers and magazines. Publications mainly use English as their primary language of communication ...
NAIROBI (Reuters) -A gas truck exploded in Kenya's capital Nairobi, sending a huge fireball into the night sky and causing a blaze that killed at least three people and injured 300, authorities ...
After eight buildings collapsed and killed 15 people in Kenya in 2015, the presidency ordered an audit of all the country’s buildings to see if they were up to code.
The corporation was launched as a radio service in 1928 when Kenya was a British colony, making it the first radio station in Kenya. The radio station was launched as the East African Broadcasting Corporation (EABC) which relayed BBC News. In 1964, when Kenya became independent, and the corporation's name was changed to Voice of Kenya.
In 2021, two giraffes were electrocuted when they walked into low-lying electric power transmission lines at the Soysambu Conservancy in western Kenya. Conservationists at the time said experts ...
18 June – Kenya narrowly achieves a majority in the second day of voting, defeating Djibouti in the 2020 United Nations Security Council Elections. Kenya wins a two-year seat on the United Nations Security Council to begin January 1, 2021. [5] [6] 25 June – Police officers killed three people at a protest in Lesos, Nandi East Sub-County. [7 ...