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The Somalian government and the African Union finalize the troop distribution for the new peacekeeping mission AUSSOM, resolving prior disputes with Ethiopia and later Burundi. The mission will deploy 11,900 personnel, including soldiers, police, and civilian staff. Under the agreement, Uganda will contribute 4,500 troops, followed by Ethiopia with 2,500, Djibouti with 1,520, Kenya with 1,410, and Egypt with 1,091.
2025-02-26

The World Health Organization endorses the mass rollout of the malaria vaccine RTS,S across Sub-Saharan Africa and other countries affected by the disease after pilot programs with the vaccine in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi reduced malaria-related hospitalization and death rates among children by 70%.
2021-10-6

Al-Shabaab militants ambush a patrol in Lamu County, Kenya, killing seven soldiers.
2021-05-19

Kenya reports a record 28 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,982.
2021-03-19

A classroom collapses in Dagoretti, Kenya, killing at least seven children.
2019-09-22

An oil tanker explodes on a main highway near Naivasha, Kenya, killing at least 42 people, according to the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre.
2016-12-11

Nearly 30 people are injured in an explosion in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
2011-06-5

Kenya's internal security minister George Saitoti is named as acting foreign minister following the resignation of Moses Wetangula amid an embassy property scandal.
2010-10-28

Kenyan MPs vote to increase their salaries by 18%, making them among the best-paid lawmakers in the world.
2010-07-1

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki demands eight senior officials to resign due to corruption scandals in the education ministry and a maize scandal.
2010-02-13