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More than 60 people have died from flood-related incidents as the ongoing heavy rains continue to wreak havoc across the country. In Nairobi's Mathare area, where floods left a trail of destruction on Tuesday night, the death toll has climbed to 14 following the recovery of four more bodies on Thursday. Four of the victims are members of one family, with two more still missing at the close of the search and rescue operation this evening.
Pain and grief engulf residents of Mathare
- 7 May 2024 - Twenty-eight people have been pulled out of the debris of the five-storey apartment block, which caved in Monday afternoon while under construction, municipal authorities said.
- 7 May 2024 - A Shanzu court handling the Shakahola massacre case has ordered three suspects reportedly undertaking in starvation at the Shimo la Tewa Prison to be taken to hospital.
- 7 May 2024 - A driver attached to the Kasipul National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) has been arrested and arraigned in court over the murder of a 35-year-old bouncer in Oyugis town, Homa Bay County.
- 7 May 2024 - King Charles III of the United Kingdom has expressed his deepest sympathies to Kenyans killed and affected by the heavy rains recorded in most parts of the country.
- 7 May 2024 - Tea farmers will earn more from the crop following a pact between Kenya and Liptons Teas and Infusions and Brown Investments.
- 7 May 2024 - Three suspected drug traffickers were on Tuesday arrested in Mombasa and Kilifi counties as police recovered cocaine and heroin worth a combined street value of Ksh.3.7 million.
- 7 May 2024 - At least 238 people have so far lost their lives due to the ongoing heavy rains across the country which have led to floods.
- 7 May 2024 - Traders along the street revolted against the search stating that the officers were harassing them.
- 7 May 2024 - Expert says current situation has not escalated to the point of widespread paralysis
- 7 May 2024 - Violence against women is pervasive, including on digital platforms.