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Chinese firm drills East Africa’s longest railroad tunnel
CGTN   24 September 2018   Kenya   Kajiado County  
Courtesy: China Communications Construction Company Limited
<p>China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), contractors of the Nairobi – Naivasha SGR Phase 2A, have successfully drilled the longest railway tunnel in East Africa, at Embulbul in Kajiado County, Kenya. The 4.5 km Ngong tunnel has been designed ...
Filed under: Construction News
Building collapse kills at least three in Kenyan capital
Reuters   03 June 2018   Kenya   Nairobi  
<p>NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least three people were killed after a five-story building collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.<br />It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse but the authorities say 30,000 ...
27 killed, 36 hospitalised as Kenyan dam bursts after heavy rains
THE HINDU   10 May 2018   Kenya   Nakuru city  
volunteers scour for survivors in a residential area on May 10, 2018 after a dam burst its bank at Solai, about 40 kilometres north of Nakuru, Kenya. So far, 20 bodies have been recovered. | Photo Credit: AFP
<p>Disaster struck when most people were asleep and their houses were swept away: police<br>At least 27 people died when their homes were swept away after a dam burst in southern Kenya following heavy rains, police said on Thursday.</p><p>The incident in Solai, ...
Africa ‘being torn in TWO’ by giant fault line that ripped 72-year-old's home in half
The Daily Star   21 March 2018   Kenya   Kenya’s Rift Valley  
MONSTER: The rift is said to be more than 65ft deep and around 50ft wide in places
<p>The stunning video shows deep fissures running along large sections Kenya&rsquo;s Rift Valley, with one giant crevice having recently destroyed a main road.</p> <p>As the drone flies overhead, the full scale of the tear &ndash; which is said to be more ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Baringo to host first geological park in E. Africa
Daily Nation   01 October 2017   Kenya   Baringo County  
<p>Baringo County is set to host a global geopark, the second in Africa after Morocco and the first in sub-Saharan Africa.<br>A geopark is a unified area with geological heritage of international significance. It uses its rich history to promote awareness ...
Africa’s largest wind farm set to power Kenya
Evwind.es   25 October 2016   Kenya   Africa  
Wind farm (source: evwind.es)
<p>The Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project is both the largest single wind power project in Africa and the largest single private investment in Kenya&rsquo;s history. It is being developed in Marsabit County, 12km east of Lake Turkana &ndash; the biggest ...
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