President William Ruto has ordered the Ministry of Education to postpone the re-opening of all schools in the country following the flooding crisis occasioned by the ongoing heavy rains. President Ruto addressed the nation on Friday saying the school re-opening date to be postponed “until further notice”, noting that the situation is likely to escalate…
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Thirty-one people killed by strong rains that pounded Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil, on Friday, according to local authorities. The number of fatalities is certain to increase because many more are still missing. According to Rio Grande do Sul’s civil defence, about half of the state’s 497 cities were impacted, and…
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Kenya has once again been thrust into darkness as a nationwide blackout struck the country on Thursday, May 2, 5:40pm, compounding the challenges already faced due to heavy downpours. In a press release, Kenya Power, the national utility company, attributed the blackout to a system disturbance on the grid, leading to disruptions in power supply…
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Government spokesman Isaac Mwaura has issued a stern warning to Kenyans living in flood-prone areas, urging them to evacuate within 48 hours due to the ongoing flood situation exacerbated by heavy rainfall. In a statement released on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Mwaura highlighted the continuous above-average rainfall forecasted for the country in this new month…
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The Kenya National Highways Authority has announced the closure of Nakuru-Eldoret (A8) Road at Timboroa Market. KeNHA said this follows the destruction by storm water which left a section of the road exhibiting signs of a possible collapse. The Authority cautioned road users against any attempts to use this section of the road for safety…
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Lieutenant General Charles Muriu Kahariri has been elevated to the rank of General and appointed as the new Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) by President William Ruto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces. Additionally, Major General John Mugaravai Ornenda has been named Vice Chief of the Defence Forces by President Ruto and raised to…
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A number of tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve on after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains battered the country. Tourist accommodation facilities were submerged after a river in the Maasai Mara broke its banks on Wednesday morning. The reserve, in south-west Kenya,…
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The government has announced that 10 more people were killed by floods in the last 24 hours across the country, bringing the total deaths to 179 since the heavy rains started. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, government spokesman Isaac Mwaura stated that of the 179 individuals, 164 are adults and 15 are minors….
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Wizkid and Davido, two of Nigeria’s most well-known musicians, have captivated fans nationwide with their verbal sparring on social media. Nigerian music fans are passionately divided into two camps due to the rivalry between these two afrobeat artists, who both have millions of fans worldwide: “Team Davido” and “Team Wizkid”. The most recent argument started…
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The interior ministry announced on Monday that there had been five fatalities from a bombing in Mandera County. Five more people were injured when the device went off in El Wak town in Mandera County, close to the Somali border. Although no one immediately claimed responsibility, al-Shabab fighters with ties to al-Qaida, located in Somalia,…
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