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Kenya protesters oppose Ebola quarantine centre

Hundreds protested in Nanyuki against a planned Ebola quarantine centre as Kenya's High Court suspended the project pending review.

Euronews · Jun 1

Protesters in Kenya call for national crisis declaration over gender-based violence

Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Kenya’s capital, calling for the government to urgently investigate rising cases of gender-based violence and the killing of women

The Independent UK · Jun 1

'This will expose our people to Ebola': Big protest in Kenya against quarantine centre for affected US citizens

Youths in Kenya's Laikipia region protested plans for an Ebola quarantine center at the local air base, intended for Americans exposed to the virus. The High Court has suspended the facility's establishment pending a hearing, with petitioners citing concerns over Kenya's healthcare system's fragility and potential local exposure.

The Times of India · Jun 1

Eight students arrested after fire at girls school killed 16 children in Kenya

The girls were arrested for planning and carrying out a suspected arson attack

The Independent UK · May 29

Kenya high court suspends plan to open US Ebola quarantine centre

A Kenyan high court has ordered the ​temporary suspension of plans for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in ​the ‌country, after a rights group challenged the plan.

Radio France Internationale · May 29

‘Dump site:’ Kenya erupts over US Ebola quarantine scheme

A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo

The Independent UK · May 29

Meet Antoine Moses: Canadian ‘tree lover’ sets a second Guinness World Record by planting 47,460 trees in just 24 hours on the Kenyan coast

On the mudflats outside Mombasa, the tide does not sit still for long. It pulls in, withdraws, leaves behind a surface that looks soft but behaves like something less forgiving once you step into it. On a stretch of coast usually shaped by salt, heat, and passing weather systems, a…

The Times of India · May 29

Fire rips through dormitory at girls' school in Kenya

In tonight's edition, 16 students have lost their lives after a fire tore through a boarding school in central Kenya. Also, May 28 is World Hunger Day, and it comes as many farmers and families across the continent are grappling with the fallout from the closure of the Strait of…

France 24 · May 28

Eight students arrested over deadly Kenya school fire

Kenyan police have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson a day after a deadly school fire.

AAP · May 28

Fire rips through dormitory at girl's school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students

There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and British rule.

Euronews · May 28