… The event was sponsored by Safaricom and Huawei, alongside other partners including Amref Health Africa, Kenya Red Cross and, Atlas Towers, Safari Link, ICEA Lions, Tropical Heat.
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… The Kenya Red Cross and witnesses indicated that the fire started in the fish section of the market before spreading to stalls and other business premises. …
… In a statement, the Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident and said response efforts were ongoing."A major fire has been reported at Gikomba Market, affecting several business premises. …
… Several members of the public sustained minor injuries and received emergency treatment at the scene from Nairobi County ambulance teams working alongside the Kenya Red Cross. …
… The blaze at Utumishi Girls Academy last month left 16 schoolgirls dead and 132 injured, according to the Kenya Red Cross, one of 47 fires that have broken out across the country this year.The spate of school fires has provoked a national conversation, and raised urgent political …
… Since the start of 2026, the Kenya Red Cross has responded to 37 school fire incidents, and the wave has not spared even celebrated institutions, with Alliance High School closed indefinitely after a fire on June 4. …
Frederick Gori, a Rongo University lecturer, began an 18-day walk from Migori to Nairobi on August 18 to raise awareness about mental health and deliver petitions to county governments. Gori, who struggled with mental health challenges from age five but did not understand what he was experiencing until about five years ago, says the walk is part of a campaign to get Kenyans talking about mental health.
Frederick Gori, a Rongo University lecturer, began an 18-day walk from Migori to Nairobi on August 18 to raise awareness about mental health and deliver petitions to county governments. Gori, who struggled with mental health challenges from age five but did not understand what he was experiencing until about five years ago, says the walk is part of a campaign to get Kenyans talking about mental health.
The United States and France have joined Kenya's investigation into a Eurocopter EC130 B4 crash near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County that killed seven people on Wednesday, including a pilot, two Ecuadorians, and five American citizens. Post-mortem examinations and DNA sampling were under way on the victims.
Nairobi City County has stepped up preparations for expected heavy rains by accelerating drainage and flood-mitigation works across vulnerable areas of the capital. The county is implementing a coordinated flood-resilience programme worth Ksh.2.4 billion, with Ksh.2 billion allocated for drainage and flood-mitigation works targeting 19 roads in flood-prone areas.
Nairobi County has embarked on drainage expansion works to mitigate floodwaters before El Niño rains, with Governor Johnson Sakaja saying the administration is intensifying preparations and accelerating identification of hotspots in flood-prone areas including Mombasa Road-Bunyala Junction and Globe Roundabout.
All seven bodies from a helicopter crash near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County have been recovered by a multi-agency search and rescue team. Samples have been collected for forensic examination as investigators seek to establish the cause of the accident.
The UN has warned that more than 1,000 humanitarian workers have been killed over the past three years as aid work becomes increasingly dangerous. Secretary-General António Guterres cited growing attacks in conflict zones, shrinking funding, access restrictions, and new weapons like armed drones as compounding security threats to aid personnel.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has convened a multi-agency task force with five sub-committees to coordinate El Niño preparedness, with KSh2.4 billion allocated for drainage and flood-mitigation works targeting 19 flood-prone roads. Of the total, KSh2 billion is directed to these works, with tenders already awarded and contractors expected to begin implementation.
Six miners are believed trapped underground after a gorge collapsed at a gold mine in Naduat, Turkana County, with rescue efforts ongoing involving local residents, security officers, county officials, and the Kenya Red Cross.
A matatu carrying passengers to a dowry ceremony veered off the road and plunged down a steep slope in Kibwezi, Makueni County, on Friday evening, killing seven people and injuring around 30 others. The vehicle lost control near a diversion and rolled several times before coming to rest on rocks near a river, according to eyewitness accounts.
A 45-seater matatu carrying family members and friends travelling to a dowry ceremony lost its brakes while descending a steep section of the Emali–Ukia road in Makueni County, rolled several times, and killed at least seven people with more than 30 others seriously injured.
A matatu carrying 54 passengers lost control while ascending a hilly section near Inyoni Village in Makueni and rolled into a ditch, killing 7 people. The vehicle was en route to a traditional dowry payment ceremony when the accident occurred, and emergency teams rescued survivors who were transported to hospitals.
President Ruto has launched the National Ambulance Dispatch Centre, a digital command centre at the Social Health Authority that links more than 600 accredited public and private ambulances into a single nationwide emergency response system accessible by dialling 922. The platform is designed to improve coordination of emergency medical services and disaster response across all 47 counties, with trained medical dispatchers using GPS technology to identify the nearest available ambulance.
Licensed betting operators in Kenya contributed Sh24 billion to the exchequer in 2024, according to the Association of Gaming Operators Kenya, with the sector's tax contributions rising from Sh5.7 billion in the 2021/22 financial year to Sh28.45 billion by April 2026. The association attributes the increase to tighter compliance enforcement and improved revenue tracking, and says the sector directly employs more than 10,000 Kenyans while 500,000 others depend indirectly on the industry.
One person died and seven others are critically injured after two school buses collided near Turkwel Dam in West Pokot County. The buses, carrying pupils and teachers from Nandi County on an educational trip, had a combined total of 101 passengers according to Kenya Red Cross.
The government plans to convert failed maize crops into animal feed to help farmers recoup losses from depressed rainfall, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said. The administration is coordinating responses to reduced rainfall and preparing for El Niño rains expected later in the year.
The National Transport and Safety Authority has launched Operation Watoto Wafike Salama, a nationwide road safety campaign in collaboration with the National Police Service and other agencies, to reduce road crashes during the school holiday travel period when thousands of learners are expected to travel.
A prosecution witness in the Kwa Binzaro manslaughter trial told a Mombasa court that his brother, a preacher at Good News International Church, abandoned schooling and medical treatment after embracing teachings by Pastor Paul Mackenzie that discouraged education and medical care as against God's will. The witness said he made three trips to Shakahola searching for his brother but was unable to locate him, and later learned he had been spotted in Malindi.
Kenya is rolling out a centralized National Ambulance Dispatch Centre at the Social Health Authority headquarters by end of July, operating SHA 112 Lifeline as a single emergency number coordinating ambulance services nationwide. The platform has integrated 97 accredited ambulances with 186 total registered ahead of the national rollout.
Following recent market fires and business losses, NCBA Insurance Managing Director Stella Njunge has urged entrepreneurs to take up insurance to protect against unexpected disasters such as fire and burglary, noting that many business owners only recognize insurance value after suffering losses.
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's recurring school fire tragedies—which have claimed over 140 lives across incidents from 1991 to 2026—stem from failures across the entire education ecosystem rather than individual school management. The author contends that while factors like student unrest, inadequate counselling, and weak safety enforcement are cited after each fire, the root causes extend beyond the school gate.
Samson Lemanyan successfully defended his title at the 2026 Lewa Safari Marathon held at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Meru County on Saturday, finishing in 2:27:04, ahead of Victor Miano and Nehemia Kimaru. The Kenya wildlife ranger attributed his victory to proper preparations and favourable weather conditions.
Two people died after a section of a building at Gikomba Market in Nairobi collapsed on Thursday evening. The structure had been weakened by a fire that gutted part of the market on Sunday, and witnesses said young men were dismantling scrap metal from the damaged building when it caved in.
Two people died in a fire that swept through Nairobi's Gikomba Market on Sunday morning, destroying businesses and injuring four firefighters. Governor Sakaja condemned attacks on first responders, including an NYS fire engine being stoned by youth, which disrupted early containment efforts.
A 2027 Nairobi Woman Representative aspirant Faith Odhiambo has called for urgent reforms and investigations following another fire at Gikomba Market that destroyed traders' goods, urging authorities to implement structural reforms including proper urban planning and fire safety systems.
A fire reported at around 4:00 a.m. swept through sections of Gikomba Market in Nairobi, destroying goods and causing traders to suffer losses. The Kenya Red Cross and multi-agency emergency teams responded to support firefighting efforts; no casualties have been confirmed so far, though the full extent of damage is yet to be established.
A fire broke out at Gikomba Market in Nairobi early Sunday morning around 4:00 a.m., destroying several business premises. The Kenya Red Cross deployed teams to the scene alongside a multi-agency response unit to contain the blaze and assess the needs of affected traders.
A fire broke out at Gikomba Market around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, sweeping through several business premises and destroying stalls and goods worth millions of shillings before emergency teams contained it. The Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident and deployed teams to assess the needs of affected traders.
A fire engulfed Gikomba market on Sunday morning, killing one adult male and one adult female, injuring several others, and destroying merchandise worth millions of shillings. Emergency response was hampered after a National Youth Service fire engine was stoned and turned away by youths during firefighting operations.
A fire at Utumishi Girls Academy left 16 schoolgirls dead and 132 injured, one of 47 fires across Kenya this year. Experts attribute the crisis to chronic education funding shortfalls and corruption, compounded by reliance on boarding schools.
Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced the Education Ministry will restructure the school calendar from next year to address learner fatigue blamed for fuelling unrest in boarding schools. The announcement followed confirmation that 16 pupils died in a fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County on May 28, with investigators establishing the blaze was arson.