At least 17 pupils killed in Kenya school fire – police
At least 17 pupils have died after a school in central Kenya caught fire on Thursday night, police said. There are fears the death toll could rise as more than a dozen others have been taken to hospital with severe burns. The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county is not […]
Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set alight by ex-boyfriend
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in the recent Paris Olympics, had suffered extensive burns after Sunday’s attack. The authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained, said she was targeted after returning […]
