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

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    April 25, 2024 at 3:02 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 ...

  3. Westgate shopping mall attack - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spill

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    It gave residents living near them - as well as those within a 30m (98ft) wetland corridor of the Nairobi River - 24 hours from 18:30 local time on Thursday to leave or be forcibly evacuated.

  5. COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have reached Kenya on 12 March 2020, [3] with the initial cases reported in the capital city Nairobi and in the coastal area Mombasa .

  6. Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack - Wikipedia

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    2019 Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack. /  1.27000°S 36.80361°E  / -1.27000; 36.80361. The 2019 DusitD2 complex attack was a terrorist attack that occurred from 15 to 16 January 2019 in the Westlands area of Nairobi, Kenya, which left 22 civilians and all five terrorists dead. [7] [8] [9] [10]

  7. Politics of Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Legislative branch The National Assembly of Kenya is based at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi.. The Bicameral Parliament consists of a National Assembly and Senate. The National Assembly, or Bunge, has 349 members, 290 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, 47 women elected from each county, 12 members nominated by political parties in proportion to their share of ...

  8. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi (/ n aɪ ˈ r oʊ b i / 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.

  9. HIV/AIDS in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Here is a brief overview of the HIV epidemic in the country as reported by the Ministry of Education in June 2014, as well as the UNAIDS report on Kenya for 2017. [6] [1] 53,000 Kenyans were infected with HIV In 2017. 8,000 children, 27,000 women, and 18,000 men were infected with HIV in 2017.