Kenya

Kenyan plane crashes in Somalia killing all onboard

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Five people on board a Kenya-registered cargo aircraft have perished following a tragic crash near Mogadishu, Somalia.

FM receives Kenyan, Dutch, Mauritanian envoys' credentials

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – New ambassadors of Kenya, Netherlands, and Mauritania submitted copies of their credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday.

Nearly 480,000 children suffering from malnutrition in Kenya

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) –  Some 479,498 children under the age of five in Kenya's 23 arid areas are facing acute malnutrition and need treatment, the country's National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said Thursday.

AEOI chief emphasizes expanding peaceful nuclear diplomacy

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran met and held talks with officials of Iraq, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Armenia on the sideline of the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

17 killed in a school fire in Kenya: report

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said on Friday.

4 tourists killed in road accident in southwestern Kenya

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Five people, including four foreign tourists, died Monday in a road accident along a busy highway in Narok County in southwestern Kenya, police confirmed.

1 killed, over 200 injured in Kenya anti-tax demonstrations

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – At least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in nationwide protests against government tax hike plans, rights groups have said.

2 workers shot dead by gunmen near Kenya-Somali border

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Gunmen, believed to be terrorists, shot and killed two construction workers in Garissa County near the Kenya-Somali border, police reported on Saturday.

5 killed after informal gold mine collapses in northern Kenya

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – At least five people were killed and several others were missing after an informal gold mine collapsed in northern Kenya, officials and local media said.

Kenya flood death toll reaches 228

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The death toll from floods in Kenya has risen to 228 people, the country's Interior Ministry said.

Death toll from flooding in Kenya rises to nearly 190

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – At least 188 people have been killed by flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Kenya, the government said on Thursday.

Floods kill at least 42 in central Kenya after dam bursts

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early on Monday, and the number of deaths could rise, police said.

Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, according to a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this week.

Plane collision in Kenya's capital kills two people

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – TAt least two people were killed and 44 others escaped unhurt on Tuesday when two planes collided after taking off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Death toll from floods in Kenya rises to 174

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – The death toll due to heavy rains and flash floods in Kenya has reached 174, a government official said.

Kenya death toll hits 160,000 as El Nino floods wreak havoc

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The death toll in Kenya from relentless El Nino-induced floods has surged to 160,000, with 529,120 people displaced from 105,824 households, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said Tuesday.

Death toll from floods in Kenya rises to 154

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – The death toll due to heavy rains and flash flooding in Kenya has reached 154, according to a government official.

Death toll from Kenya's El Nino floods jumps to 120

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Severe flooding caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon has killed 120 people in Kenya, while people in almost 90,000 households have been forced to leave their homes, the government said.

Russia:

Pentagon wanted to test unregistered medicines on Africans

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – The Pentagon planned to use its biolaboratories in Africa to test unregistered medicines on the local population, Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops said on Tuesday.

Iran-Kenya ties enjoy profound historical roots: Raeisi

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Iran-Kenya relations have deep historical roots, the Iranian president said, emphasizing the necessity of using the potentials to expand commercial interactions.

Iran unveils domestic Pelican-2 drone in Nairobi (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – The Iranian Pelican-2 drone that is equipped with "spraying" and "farm inspection" systems was unveiled in the presence of President Raeisi in Kenya.

Kenyan president:

Iran to launch automobile assembly factory in Kenya

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Kenyan President William Samui Ruto announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran will launch an automobile assembly factory in Kenya.

Raeisi:

Tehran, Nairobi set goal to enhance economic relations

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Stating that Iran and Kenya enjoy many capacities for boosting cooperation, the Iranian president said that the two countries have set a goal to bring economic relations 10 times better than the current level.

Iran, Kenya sign 5 cooperation document (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – The high-ranking officials of Iran and Kenya signed 5 cooperation documents in the fields of veterinary medicine, communication, culture, fisheries, and technology.

FM Amir-Abdollahian:

Iran places a premium on expansion of relations with Africa

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Amir-Abdollahian told his Kenyan counterpart that the Iranian government places a premium on the expansion of relations with African countries, including Kenya, in a “balanced and comprehensive” manner.

Raeisi arrives Kenya as part of tour to three African states

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Kenya on Wednesday as part of his tour to three African states at the respective invitation of the African countries' heads of state.

Iran, Kenya FMs discuss expansion of bilateral ties

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Kenya discussed ways to develop relations between the two countries.