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News Kenya » Rift Valley » Security: Kenya: Activist Richard Otieno’s murder revives ethnic tension in Rift Valley

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/374609/kenya-activist-richard-otienos-murder-revives-ethnic-tension-in-rift-valley/
Published on: Thursday 23 January 2025

The murder of political activist Richard Otieno in Kenya’s Nakuru County has elicited ethnic tensions in the volatile area ahead of the 2027 general election. Otieno, a Luo, was hacked to death in ...

News Kenya » Rift Valley » Security: Boarding school fire in Kenya kills 16 students, police say

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/boarding-school-fire-in-kenya-kills-16-students-police-say/vi-AA24i2LA
Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026

A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls' school in a town in Kenya's Rift Valley overnight, killing at least 16 students, the government said on Thursday (May 28). The cause of the fire has not yet ...

News Kenya » Rift Valley » Security: Overnight Dormitory Fire Kills 10 Schoolgirls In Kenya

News channel or source: https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2562370
Published on: Wednesday 27 May 2026

At least 10 schoolgirls were killed after a devastating overnight fire swept through a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru, ...

News Kenya » Rift Valley » Security: Beyond banditry: How sports and schools are bridging divides in North Rift

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/kenya/beyond-banditry-how-sports-and-schools-are-bridging-divides-in-north-rift/ar-AA1Molxv
Published on: Thursday 11 September 2025

For decades, Kenya’s North Rift has been synonymous with violence, banditry, and inter-communal bloodshed Families were displaced, schools closed, and trade collapsed as militia groups and armed ...

News Kenya » Rift Valley » Security: Scientists and data explain why Kenya’s lakes are rising as thousands face an uncertain future

News channel or source: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-water-came-from-nowhere-settlements-hotels-and-farms-flooded-in-kenyas-rift-valley/
Published on: Sunday 21 December 2025

NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — When Dickson Ngome first leased his farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley in 2008, it was over 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from shore. The farm was on 1.5 acres (0.6 ...