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Nairobi militant attack death toll rises to 14

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that all Islamists who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead.

15 killed in Nairobi market fire

A fire at Nairobi's Gikomba market kills 15 people less than a year after a blaze destroyed much of the Kenyan capital's largest open-air market.

Nairobi building collapse: Baby girl rescued after four days

A seven-month-old girl is rescued from the debris of a building that collapsed four days ago in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Kenya building collapse: Nearby residents asked to leave homes

People in Nairobi are asked to leave their homes near a six-storey building that collapsed in heavy rain, killing at least 10 people.

Kenya escaped lion attacks elderly man in Nairobi

A lion has attacked an elderly man in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after straying from a nearby national park.

Fake bomb forces Air France flight to make emergency landing in Kenya

An emergency landing of an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris in Kenya was caused by a false bomb alert, the airline's chief says.

January 16, 2019
January 16, 2019

Nairobi militant attack death toll rises to 14

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that all Islamists who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead.

June 28, 2018
June 28, 2018

15 killed in Nairobi market fire

A fire at Nairobi's Gikomba market kills 15 people less than a year after a blaze destroyed much of the Kenyan capital's largest open-air market.

May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016

Nairobi building collapse: Baby girl rescued after four days

A seven-month-old girl is rescued from the debris of a building that collapsed four days ago in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

April 30, 2016
April 30, 2016

Kenya building collapse: Nearby residents asked to leave homes

People in Nairobi are asked to leave their homes near a six-storey building that collapsed in heavy rain, killing at least 10 people.

March 18, 2016
March 18, 2016

Kenya escaped lion attacks elderly man in Nairobi

A lion has attacked an elderly man in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after straying from a nearby national park.

December 20, 2015
December 20, 2015

Fake bomb forces Air France flight to make emergency landing in Kenya

An emergency landing of an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris in Kenya was caused by a false bomb alert, the airline's chief says.