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Kenya: Medics Condemn Arrest of Nairobi Hospital Board Chair2026-03-16
All Africa: In a statement issued by its National...
Committee of Senior Officials meeting held in Nairobi (European External Action Service)2026-03-16
Public Technologies: ) The meeting aims to foster EU-Kenya trade ties, advancing the implementation of the EU-Kenya EPALast week, Director for...
An almost vacant shopping mall in Nairobi could be a template for Dublin2026-03-16
The Irish Times: Nairobi, like all large cities, is both familiar and unfamiliar. It has Dublin levels of friendliness, bad traffic, one of the world’s largest urban forests and a remarkable national park where giraffe roam against a backdrop of the city skyline. It is also a...
Kenya: Nairobi CBD, Kawangware, Lang'ata Listed Among 37 Flood-Prone Areas2026-03-16
All Africa: Nairobi -- A mapping exercise under the Nairobi RiversRegeneration Programme has identified 37 neighbourhoods in Nairobi as highly vulnerable to flooding as heavy rains continue to pound parts of the country. ......
Kenya: Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc in Nairobi Again2026-03-16
All Africa: Nairobi -- Heavy rainfall that started on Saturday evening caused flooding in several parts of Nairobi, disrupting traffic and forcing rescue teams to respond to emergencies across the city. ......
Kenya floods leave 62 dead, as heavy rains continue in Nairobi2026-03-15
BBC News: Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi....
Kenya flood death toll at 62 as Nairobi records highest fatalities2026-03-14
Anadolu Agency: The death toll from floods in Kenya climbed to 62 on Friday, with Nairobi recording the highest number of fatalities as heavy rains continue to trigger flash floods and widespread destruction, according to the Ministry of Interior and NationalAdministration....
Exotic pet craze? Chinese man arrested with 2,000 queen ants at Nairobi airport: What makes queen ants worth smuggling?2026-03-13
The Times of India: Ants might seem like tiny specks in nature's grand design, but they might just be fueling an exotic pet craze.What begins as a hobbyist's dream soon turns into an obsession threatening fragile ecosystems from Africa to Asia. Recently, two men were caught at an...