The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued an alert warning of heavy rainfall expected across most parts of the country from Thursday, October 23, to Wednesday, October 30. According to Advisory No. 03/2025, released Wednesday morning, the ongoing rains in the Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, and Highlands West of …
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Former Chief Justice David Maraga is urging President William Ruto to immediately remove Jubaland forces from Mandera County, stating their presence is a severe violation of Kenya’s sovereignty. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Maraga noted that reports of the foreign forces operating within Kenyan borders raise “profound constitutional, …
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A 44-year-old woman died and her 11-year-old daughter was seriously injured after stepping on a suspected explosive device in Mandera Town, near the Kenya–Somalia border. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Police said Fatuma Madnur Mohamed died on the evening of Wednesday, August 14, after triggering an explosive believed …
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Suspected Al-Shabaab militants launched a deadly attack on a quarry in Bur Abor Village, Mandera East, early Tuesday morning, killing five workers and injuring two others. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel According to local authorities, the attackers struck at around 7:00 am, ambushing the workers as they arrived …
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Five chiefs were allegedly kidnapped on Monday by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mandera County in Kenya. North Eastern Regional Commissioner John Otieno said the five were on their way to Elwak when they were abducted between Bamba Owla and Ires Suki. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel According to …
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Crocodiles claimed the lives of two individuals in separate incidents, one occurring in Mandera and the other in Lake Turkana. In Mandera, tragedy struck when a 13-year-old was swimming in the Rhamudintu river with friends, only to be attacked and dragged away by a crocodile. Despite efforts to rescue him, …
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A police officer lost his life, and two others sustained injuries on Thursday when an improvised explosive device (IED) hidden in a donkey cart exploded at the Mandera border crossing point of Ina Bari in Mandera County. The explosion occurred at 9:50 AM immediately after the cart stopped at the …
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Militants suspected to be affiliated with Al-Shabaab carried out an attack on the Quick Response Unit (QRU) Camp of the National Police Service in Mandera County on Friday morning. According to police reports, over 20 heavily-armed militants approached the camp from the northwest, launching their assault within 100 meters of …
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