Sources: BBC News
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
Police arrest anti-corruption protesters in Nairobi for allegedly disobeying social distancing measures. Protesters, however, claim the arrests were an attempt by authorities to silence dissent and report that police have used tear gas to disperse the crowds. 2020-08-21
Multiple explosions and gunfire are reported after four armed men stormed the Dusit hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. 2019-01-15
At least five people are killed at a demonstration in Nairobi after supporters of Raila Odinga and members of the National Super Alliance clash with the Kenya Police. 2017-11-17
Heavy rain in Nairobi, Kenya, causes floods killing at least four people. 2016-04-29
A U.S. drone strike in Somalia near the town of Bardhere kills the mastermind al-Shabab terrorist Aden Garaar responsible for the September 2013 three-day siege Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya, in which 67 people were killed by four gunmen. 2015-03-12
A remote-controlled bomb explodes in a predominantly Somali neighborhood in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, injuring nine people. 2012-12-5
Five people are killed after a grenade destroys a bus in Nairobi, Kenya. 2012-11-18
Four people are killed and dozens injured in a grenade attack in Nairobi, Kenya 2012-03-10
Kenyan policeman Peter Karanja kills 10 people, including two colleagues, in a shooting rampage in bars in Siakago, 90 miles northeast of Nairobi. Protesters outside the police station demand answers from police as to how this incident happened. 2010-11-7