Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims
8 months ago

Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding. President Ruto also announced the reopening of schools countrywide, after two weeks delay due to heavy rains that have destroyed hundreds of schools. The government is in the process of forcefully evacuating people living in flood prone areas and those near rivers and dams as water levels in the country’s major hydroelectric dams rise to “historic levels”.

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Death toll from Kenya floods climbs to 277 as schools reopen amid recovery efforts
8 months ago
Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the government’s response
8 months ago
Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the government's response
8 months ago
Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims
8 months ago
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9 months ago
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