NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s president says corruption and officials’ incompetence allowed a liquid petroleum plant to operate in one of Nairobi’s most crowded residential neighborhoods, where its explosion and fire killed three people and injured more than 280 others. President William Ruto said the officials who gave licenses to the plant must be dismissed and … Read more
NAIROBI — A fiery explosion at an illegal natural gas filling station in the densely populated Embakasi district of Kenya’s capital killed at least three people and injured 280 others, the government said Friday, but the toll is expected to rise. The explosion, which occurred at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, underlines the persistent danger of unlicensed … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution are advancing Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, plus petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time. It’s the third gathering in a compressed five-meeting schedule intended to … Read more