Kenya began a week of mourning on Monday for the victims of two massive fires that killed more than 140 people, and the Red Cross began the long process of trying to identify some of the dead with DNA samples. The government, meanwhile, was criticized for its response to the disasters. "Let the deaths provide a lesson and jolt us ...

At least eight people were killed Sunday when two passenger vans collided in eastern Kenya, police and Red Cross said. Twenty-one others were wounded in the accident in eastern province at about 1.00pm (1000 GMT), a police commander said. "They have all received first aid and are supposed to be airlifted to (the capital) Nairobi for specialised treatment," said ...

Fifteen people were killed outright and 24 injured, several critically, when two minibuses collided in western Kenya, police said Tuesday. The accident happened around 8:30 pm (1730 GMT) Monday in the town of Webuye. "It involved two matatus which collided head on. Fifteen people were killed on the spot," western province police chief Francis Munyambu said. Nine of the ...