Sources: BBC
A civilian vendor shot at close range by police during protests over the death of Albert Ojwang in Nairobi, Kenya, succumbs to his injuries in hospital after being declared brain-dead, bringing the death toll from nationwide protests in Kenya to 20. 2025-06-30
Kenya admits that it assisted Uganda in the kidnapping of opposition politician Kizza Besigye in Nairobi in November 2024. Besigye was later taken to Uganda, where he is currently on trial. 2025-05-21
Six people are killed during protests in Nairobi, Kenya, against tax increases imposed by President William Ruto's government, in which the police have employed tear gas and heightened security measures. 2023-07-12
The President of Tanzania John Magufuli has not been seen in public since February 27. Opposition leaders call for the release of information as rumors grow that he is on a ventilator at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. 2021-03-10
A three-day national mourning period begins in Kenya for the victims of a four-day siege that began on September 21 when heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants stormed the Westgate shopping mall in the capital, Nairobi, killing 61 civilians and 6 soldiers. 2013-09-25
Five people are killed after a grenade destroys a bus in Nairobi, Kenya. 2012-11-18
At least two people die as a building collapses in Nairobi, Kenya. 2011-06-14
Seven people are killed at Nyayo National Stadium in the Kenyan capital Nairobi as fans try to enter a Kenyan Premier League football match between Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards. [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-africa-2010-10-2010102318591713110.html (Al Jazeera)] (BBC)2010-10-23
2 tonnes of elephant ivory and five rhino horns disguised as avocados destined for Malaysia are seized in Nairobi, Kenya. 2010-08-23
Churches in Kenya accuse the government of being behind a grenade attack at a rally opposed to a draft constitution which killed six people. 2010-06-14