By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen Digital
The Kenyan Senate Energy Committee met Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr., representatives of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Kenya Pipeline Company over the consequences of an oil spillage in Kibwezi. The publication mentions an assessment visit to Thange Ward in March 2024, according to Citizen Digital.
Rescuers found a woman’s body in the rubble of the collapsed building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, on the eighth day of the search, according to Citizen Digital, Kenyans.co.ke and Capital FM. Capital FM reports that Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said he was deeply saddened by the discovery.
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The investigation into the collapse of an 18-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, is examining the possible involvement of an unregistered contractor. The director of Stromax Holdings E.A. Limited and his brother are blaming each other for responsibility for the project, according to Citizen TV.
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A 10-storey residential building was evacuated in Riruta, Nairobi, after cracks and other structural defects were discovered. The city authorities declared the building dangerous and ordered occupants to leave, according to Citizen Digital and Kenyans.co.ke. The evacuation displaced about 90 families, Kenyans.co.ke reports.
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Kenyan human rights organisations are warning of a risk of violence ahead of the 2027 general election, assessed at 84.1% by the Kofi Annan Foundation. Their report denounces democratic backsliding, political violence and police abuses, according to Citizen Digital.
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89-year-old woman killed and her house set on fire in Kiambu CountyMilka Nduta, an 89-year-old widow and mother of seven, was found dead near her farm in Kiambu County, Kenya. Unidentified assailants reportedly then set fire to her house and water tanks, according to residents’ accounts reported by Tuko.
Drone strike kills two civilians in North DarfurA drone strike on a commercial vehicle killed two civilians on 1 November in Al Malha locality, North Darfur, according to the Darfur Network for Human Rights. The victims were identified as trader Mohammed Musa Bakheet Takras and driver Ali Ismail Abkar; local accounts blamed the Sudanese military, but the organisation’s checks did not establish who carried out the strike.The week in Africa
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