President William Ruto during his address to the nation on Wednesday evening, announced that six people lost their lives during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests.
It is feared that the death toll could be higher, as more than half of the victims were unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat.
Stampedes, tent fires and other accidents have caused hundreds of deaths during Hajj in the past 30 years, forcing the Saudi government to build new infrastructure. The authorities now face new challenges in protecting pilgrims from extreme heat.
Since the inception of the first phase in April last year, a total of 446 bodies have been exhumed.
The homicide detectives, led by Director Martin Nyuguto, have spent the last few months mapping and identifying new mass graves.
The funding will help contain the scourge that has claimed more than 120 lives since January and affected more than 10,000 others, according to data from the WHO.
UN-OCHA says the region had seen 473 fatalities and nearly 410,350 people displaced as of May 17.
Instead of forcibly evicting communities that have already experienced great hardship, if the government has no alternative option for them, policymakers should tap into their knowledge.
Ironically, the need for boats in Nairobi became apparent when the water vessels were used to rescue people marooned by floodwater in several areas
Ruto also declared that Friday, May 10, is a public holiday to remember Kenyans adversely affected by climate change.
The LSK says most of this destruction happened because the government failed to disseminate adequate information and put together a contingency plan.
A total of 174 people have been reported wounded, 75 missing, and 47,000 families, or 235,000 people, displaced.
Flash floods in the March–May long rain season have left at least 229 dead, thousands displaced and living in camps, and massive property damage.
The government said that all members of the public affected by this directive will be notified by the end of the day on Wednesday.
This raises the total number of bodies recovered, since the accident in Mororo two days ago, to seven.
On Monday, 71 people died after houses and vehicles were swept away in flash floods in Mai Mahiu, Naivasha.
Government sources say a record 300 people have lost their lives, with 185,297 individuals displaced by the floods.
Gang violence escalated on February 29 when unelected PM Ariel Henry travelled to Kenya to fast-track a support mission.
The coastal region of the East African country is one of the worst affected, an official says.
