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  2. Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed

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    Last year's rains followed the worst drought in large parts of East Africa in decades. In Kitengela, 33 km (20 miles) from Nairobi, Kenya Red Cross workers were helping to rescue residents whose ...

  3. Dozens killed in Kenya as weeks of heavy rain devastate region

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    The Horn of Africa, a region of East Africa that includes Kenya, is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world. ... For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com ...

  4. Kenya floods: Nairobi homes demolished as Cyclone Hidaya ...

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    Anita Nkonge - BBC News, Nairobi. May 3, 2024 at 2:28 PM. [Peter Njoroge/BBC] Twisted scraps of metal, large splinters of wood and misplaced mattresses are all that remains of what were once ...

  5. Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya ( Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya ), is a country in East Africa. With a population of more than 47.6 million in the 2019 census, [12] Kenya is the 28th-most-populous country in the world [7] and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while its oldest and second-largest city ...

  6. Uhuru Kenyatta - Wikipedia

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    Uhuru Kenyatta was born on 26 October 1961, to the first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, and his fourth wife, Mama Ngina Kenyatta (née Muhoho). The second born in the family, he has two sisters, Christine (born 1953), Anna Nyokabi (born 1963) and a brother, Muhoho Kenyatta (born 1965). His family hails from the Kikuyu, a Bantu ethnic group.

  7. President of Kenya - Wikipedia

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    The president of the Republic of Kenya ( Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Kenya. The president is also the head of the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. The country's current president is William Ruto since 13 ...

  8. Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi - AOL

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    April 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM. The UN says more than 40,000 have been forced from their homes [EPA] Roads have turned into rivers in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, as a top official said flooding had ...

  9. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    nairobi .go .ke. Nairobi ( / naɪˈroʊbi / ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census.