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Two siblings drowned in a river in Kombewa area, Kisumu County. The incident happened Saturday March 7, 2026 in Kitmikayi area where a six-year-old girl first drowned as she swam in River Nyandiwa, police said. Her brother aged 36 rushed to her rescue minutes later but also drowned in the same river, police added. Locals managed to retrieve the bodies, which were moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Officials have warned most rivers are flooded due to heavy rains being experienced in several parts of the country. The flooding left at least 25 people dead in Nairobi on Friday…

The death toll from heavy overnight rainfall that triggered severe flooding across several parts of Nairobi has risen to 25 as rescue teams continue searching for survivors, police revealed. Nairobi police boss George Seda said five more bodies were recovered on Saturday in separate parts of the city, amid fears that the number of fatalities could rise as search operations continue. He warned the toll would rise further as the rescue team continued with their mission on Sunday. “The teams are out there again to continue with the possible survivors but we expect to find more bodies,” he said. The…

Donald Trump has told the UK he does not need its aircraft carriers and accused Sir Keir Starmer of seeking to “join wars after we’ve already won”, as the US and Israel continue to launch strikes on Iran. In a social media post, the US president said the UK is “giving serious thought” to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East, before saying the US does not “need them”. Downing Street has not responded to Trump’s claims. One of the UK’s two aircraft carriers has been placed on advanced readiness, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed. Trump’s comments came…

At least six people have died and more than a dozen others injured after tornadoes struck Michigan and Oklahoma, in severe storms that swept across parts of the US. Officials said four people were killed in southern Michigan, including a 12-year-old boy, and two died in Oklahoma on Friday, with rescue workers continuing to assess the damage. The storms uprooted trees, downed power lines, damaged buildings and ripped the roofs off some houses on Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the severe weather could continue into the weekend, warning of thunderstorms and flash flooding from the Great Plains to…

The Nairobi County Government deployed more than 4,000 Green Army personnel across the city to clear drainage systems and rivers following heavy rains that triggered deadly flooding on Friday night. County officials said the teams, working alongside national government agencies, have been dispatched to remove solid waste, unclog blocked drainage systems and widen waterways in an effort to improve water flow and reduce the risk of further flooding. The flooding, caused by intense overnight rainfall, has left several people dead, homes flooded and property destroyed in multiple parts of the city. Authorities said emergency response teams led by the county’s…

President William Ruto ordered the immediate deployment of a multi-agency emergency response team to support rescue and relief operations following devastating floods that have hit parts of Nairobi and other regions across the country. This came after floods killed 23 people and displaced many in Nairobi alone. Many others are missing. In a statement on Saturday, Ruto said the ongoing flooding has caused widespread suffering, including loss of lives, displacement of families and destruction of property. “I extend my deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones during this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are also…

Police confirmed that 23 people have died following heavy overnight rainfall that triggered severe flooding across several parts of Nairobi. This came as rescue teams continue searching for survivors. Police said the torrential rains caused widespread flooding, destruction of property, road closures and the displacement of residents in multiple neighbourhoods across the city. The most affected areas include Mukuru, Kibra, Mathare, Huruma, South B, South C, Pipeline in Embakasi, Roysambu, Kahawa West, Githurai and parts of Westlands. Major transport corridors have also been impacted, with sections of Uhuru Highway, Mombasa Road, Thika Superhighway, Jogoo Road, Enterprise Road and Lang’ata Road…

Electricity supply was disrupted in several parts of Nairobi after heavy overnight rains caused flooding at a key power facility. Kenya Power said the downpour that swept across the city on Friday night flooded the South C Substation after part of its boundary wall collapsed, affecting power distribution to multiple estates. The outage has impacted areas including South B, South C, Nairobi West, Madaraka Estate, Strathmore, Dam Estate, Lang’ata, Wilson Airport, Carnivore area, Kenyatta Market, Ngumo Estate, Industrial Area and Uhuru Gardens. The utility firm said its engineers have already been deployed to the affected site to assess the extent…

At least 11 people were confirmed dead in Nairobi following the devastating floods that struck the city on Friday evening. Unknown number of people remain unaccounted for even as rescuers moved to various places in their mission to recover more bodies, officials said. More than 100 cars were damaged in the flooding reported, police said adding the most affected places were South C and down town Nairobi’s Kirinyaga and River Road. Officials said they expected the toll to rise. For instance, police said by midday so far only six bodies had been recovered in Central Nairobi with River Road having…

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) warned motorists after flooding and silt deposits disrupted traffic along the Mai Mahiu–Susa–Narok (B7) Road near Kedong Ranch in Suswa earlier Saturday . This rendered the road impassable. In a statement, the highways authority said the flooding left sections of the road covered in silt, making the route unsafe for motorists. The affected stretch lies between Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) and Suswa Ranch. KeNHA said emergency teams have already been deployed to the area and are working to clear the silt and reopen the road to traffic as soon as possible. Many motorists…

At least eight people died following heavy rains that were experienced in Nairobi. A ninth person was electrocuted in the chaos, police said adding they expected the toll to increase. Police said the eight victims drowned after the heavy downpours and expressed fears more bodies may be recovered. Most victims were swept to rivers where the bodies were found stuck. For instance, two bodies were found stuck outside Visa Oshwal Primary School in Parklands, Nairobi, police said. The bodies were of a man and woman, police said. Three others were found in Nairobi central region with one being recovered in…

The government has moved to activate emergency response mechanisms across the country after the Kenya Meteorological Department warned that heavy rainfall will persist in most parts of Kenya, raising fears of flooding, displacement and disruption of transport. At least six people were killed following heavy rains experienced in Nairobi on Friday alone while more than 100 cars were damaged in the chaos. Ministry of Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku said the is coordinating national disaster preparedness, response and recovery efforts as intense rains continue to pound several regions. He urged Kenyans to remain…

Newly released body camera footage shows the chaotic moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a US citizen by an immigration officer in Texas last year, which only recently came to light. Gunfire rings out in the nighttime footage when Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, pulls his car forwards as law enforcement try to stop him on 15 March 2025 in the beach community of South Padre Island. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not publicly disclose an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer killed Martinez until the detail emerged in media last month. DHS have said Martinez “accelerated…

Former US presidents, celebrities and thousands of members of the public have gathered to honour civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died last month. Former presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton were among those who spoke at a memorial service in Chicago for the activist. Mourners included former Vice President Kamala Harris, filmmaker Tyler Perry and former basketball star Isiah Thomas. The service also featured performances, including from singer and actress Jennifer Hudson. Jackson, who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr, twice ran to be the Democratic nominee for president and founded the Rainbow PUSH coalition,…

US President Donald Trump has demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as the American and Israeli military continued to launch strikes. Trump said the US and allies would make Iran “economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before” after it picked “acceptable” new leadership. With the war close to entering a second week, it remains unclear who will lead Iran after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a week ago, or on what terms the US would end its offensive against Tehran, which has triggered region-wide retaliatory strikes. Speaking on Friday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the administration expected military…