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tana river boat accident Stories

Fears over learners' safety ahead of schools reopening as River Tana breaches banks
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 12, 2024

Tana River County Commissioner David Koskei however notes that children from schools affected by the floods will be hosted by neighbouring schools, wh...

Fear grips locals as River Tana waters spill into homes in Galole
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 06, 2024

Gitonga's house is almost entirely submerged in water, forcing him to move his family to a tent as he contemplates where next to move.

Govt restores boat transport after Tana River tragedy, with strict conditions
Abdimalik Hajir  |  May 01, 2024

To prevent cases of overloading, the vessels will carry a maximum of 10 people with luggage and 15 without. 

Three more bodies found after Tana River boat accident
Abdimalik Hajir  |  Apr 30, 2024

This raises the total number of bodies recovered, since the accident in Mororo two days ago, to seven.

Tana River, Isiolo leaders urge immediate action over flood crisis
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 30, 2024

Senator Danson Mungatana, Women Representative Amina Dika and Bura MP Yakub Adow, reiterated the need for immediate action from both the national and...

Tana River boat tragedy: Families accuse state of negligence in retrieval of bodies
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 29, 2024

Official says the bodies of four out of six people registered as missing have been found, while 13 are unaccounted for.