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Hundreds of Kenyans are being evacuated from the Middle East amid escalating Iran-related war tensions, with one flight arriving this afternoon. The government is considering fuel subsidies if global prices rise, while the Nairobi Securities Exchange has seen a significant drop. MPs have passed the National Infrastructure Fund Bill, though the opposition vows to block the Sh5 trillion fund, citing constitutional concerns. In Laikipia, an MP is criticizing CS Murkomen over a delay in a bandit operation in Mukogodo Forest. President Ruto has ordered the start of construction on a 190km road network in the Rift Valley within two weeks, in honour of the late Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng'eno, who tragically died in a helicopter crash alongside five others. A memorial service was held for the MP and other victims. Separately, six people died in a bus and trailer crash in Voi, and seven have drowned in Makueni due to heavy rains. Kenya Airways has named Kiprono Kittony as its new board chairman.
Hundreds of Kenyans are being evacuated from the Middle East amid escalating Iran-related war tensions, with one flight arriving this afternoon. The government is considering fuel subsidies if global prices rise, while the Nairobi Securities Exchange has seen a significant drop. MPs have passed the National Infrastructure Fund Bill, though the opposition vows to block the Sh5 trillion fund, citing constitutional concerns. In Laikipia, an MP is criticizing CS Murkomen over a delay in a bandit operation in Mukogodo Forest. President Ruto has ordered the start of construction on a 190km road network in the Rift Valley within two weeks, in honour of the late Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng'eno, who tragically died in a helicopter crash alongside five others. A memorial service was held for the MP and other victims. Separately, six people died in a bus and trailer crash in Voi, and seven have drowned in Makueni due to heavy rains. Kenya Airways has named Kiprono Kittony as its new board chairman.
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A 67-year-old individual has been swept away as floods cause widespread destruction across Kenya. The devastating weather event has led to significant damage and disruption. Recent heavy rains in Nairobi have exposed significant failures in the city's drainage and infrastructure systems, with the downpour leading to widespread flooding and disruption across the capital. Heavy rains and flooding have also caused significant transport disruptions in the Nairobi Central Business District, leaving commuters stranded. Additionally, hundreds of people are stranded and families displaced in Mt. Elgon and along the Kitale-Lodwar highway due to severe flooding that has rendered roads impassable.
Hundreds of Kenyans are being evacuated from the Middle East amid escalating Iran-related war tensions, with one flight arriving this afternoon. The government is considering fuel subsidies if global prices rise, while the Nairobi Securities Exchange has seen a significant drop. MPs have passed the National Infrastructure Fund Bill, though the opposition vows to block the Sh5 trillion fund, citing constitutional concerns. In Laikipia, an MP is criticizing CS Murkomen over a delay in a bandit operation in Mukogodo Forest. President Ruto has ordered the start of construction on a 190km road network in the Rift Valley within two weeks, in honour of the late Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng'eno, who tragically died in a helicopter crash alongside five others. A memorial service was held for the MP and other victims. Separately, six people died in a bus and trailer crash in Voi, and seven have drowned in Makueni due to heavy rains. Kenya Airways has named Kiprono Kittony as its new board chairman.
Hundreds of Kenyans are being evacuated from the Middle East amid escalating Iran-related war tensions, with one flight arriving this afternoon. The government is considering fuel subsidies if global prices rise, while the Nairobi Securities Exchange has seen a significant drop. MPs have passed the National Infrastructure Fund Bill, though the opposition vows to block the Sh5 trillion fund, citing constitutional concerns. In Laikipia, an MP is criticizing CS Murkomen over a delay in a bandit operation in Mukogodo Forest. President Ruto has ordered the start of construction on a 190km road network in the Rift Valley within two weeks, in honour of the late Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng'eno, who tragically died in a helicopter crash alongside five others. A memorial service was held for the MP and other victims. Separately, six people died in a bus and trailer crash in Voi, and seven have drowned in Makueni due to heavy rains. Kenya Airways has named Kiprono Kittony as its new board chairman.
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