The sanctuaries trying to save birds of prey from extinction in Kenya | Wildlife

The sanctuaries trying to save birds of prey from extinction in Kenya | Wildlife

Simon Thomsett tentatively removes a pink bandage from the wing of an injured bateleur, a short-tailed eagle from the African savannah, where birds of prey are increasingly at risk of extinction. “There is still a long way to go before healing,” Thomsett explains as he lifts up the bird’s dark…

Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating? | Weather News

Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating? | Weather News

Torrential rains have caused devastating floods in Kenya, where more than 200 people have died, thousands have been displaced and nearly 2,000 schools have been destroyed. All remaining schools have been shut down until further notice. Rains have been ravaging Kenya since March during some of the most catastrophic weather…

Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March | Floods News

Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March | Floods News

More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing. Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, according to a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. Kenya and other countries…

Kiptum remembered in Kenya’s London Marathon double | Athletics News

Kiptum remembered in Kenya’s London Marathon double | Athletics News

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir and Alexander Mutiso Munyao won the women’s and men’s elite races on a poignant day at the London Marathon. Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the London Marathon in a women’s-only world record as Alexander Mutiso Munyao’s victory in the men’s race made it a Kenyan double. The…

Kenya’s military chief among 10 people killed in helicopter crash | News

Kenya’s military chief among 10 people killed in helicopter crash | News

Air force sends an investigative team to establish cause of crash that killed General Francis Ogolla. Kenya’s military chief has died in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest, President William Ruto says. General Francis Ogolla and nine other people were killed in the crash at 2:20 pm (11:20 GMT)…

‘No identity’: Why is Kenyan music failing to break through globally? | Arts and Culture

‘No identity’: Why is Kenyan music failing to break through globally? | Arts and Culture

Nairobi, Kenya – In November 2023 when the Grammy Awards announced five inaugural nominees for the Best African Music Performance category, only South Africa and Nigeria were represented. The news sparked a debate about the continuing trend of contemporary music from both countries – Amapiano and Afrobeats – dominating the…