Joining the Kenya Red Cross Society is one of the easiest ways for Kenyans to take part in humanitarian work and help communities during disasters, health emergencies, and other crises. Known for responding to floods, road accidents, fires and other emergencies across the country, the organisation relies heavily on volunteers and members who support its
On July 27, 1985, soldiers from the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) overthrew President Milton Obote in a bloodless military coup. After the takeover, a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed, and all flights in and out of the country were halted. Obote fled Uganda, reportedly taking millions from the central bank. Several of his ministers were
On February 13, 1990, the mutilated and partly burnt body of Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Robert Ouko, was found at the foot of Got Alila Hill near his Koru home in Kisumu. Ouko had disappeared two days earlier, on February 11, triggering a government search led by Police Commissioner Philip Kilonzo. A local herdsboy first
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