William Ruto
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- Oct 6
Kenya's first Ebola patient travelled undetected through three countries before dying in Nairobi
The man crossed Congo, Uganda and Kenya by road and air over almost a month without an Ebola test. Kenyan officials have traced 57 contacts, and a suspected second case has tested negative.
- Oct 3
Highway collision in Kenya kills 17 Catholic pilgrims traveling to Subukia shrine
A multi-vehicle collision along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway killed 17 Catholic pilgrims from Mikindani after a truck failed an overtaking maneuver near Salama.
- Sep 30
Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and five others die in helicopter crash near Marondera
A helicopter carrying prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and four others caught fire after crashing in the Marondera district on Wednesday, leaving no survivors.
- Jun 10
Protester shot dead in Kenya as anger over US Ebola quarantine facility erupts again
Kenyan police clashed with hundreds of demonstrators in Nanyuki on Tuesday, killing at least one person, as public fury deepened over a US-built quarantine centre for Americans exposed to Ebola.
- May 29
Kenyan High Court Suspends US Plan for Ebola Quarantine Facility at Laikipia Air Base Amid Public Outcry
A Kenyan high court on Friday temporarily blocked a US plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, following legal challenges and fierce backlash from medical workers and rights groups.
