The Kenya Finance Bill protests trace back to the 2023 anti-government protests that followed the passing of tax reforms in the "Kenya Finance Bill 2023." These protests, led by former prime minister Raila Odinga, left six people dead and dozens injured. [23] The protests spread nationwide on 20 June 2024, as police cracked down on demonstrators. [16][24] The 2024 Finance Bill is the first in , On 29 April 2024, a blockage in a culvert beneath a railway embankment led to a catastrophic failure and inundation in Kenya, killing at least 50 people. [2] The event was initially described as a 'dam failure'. [3] The flood occurred following heavy rains in the previous month that killed over 300 people. Casualties came from the town of Mai Mahiu, where another 84 people were reported , On 25 June 2024, thousands of protesters stormed the Kenyan Parliament Building in Nairobi in response to the passing of the Kenya Finance Bill 2024, part of a larger series of protests against the proposed tax increases. The protest escalated when the police opened fire and killed peaceful protesters. [4] Nineteen people died in Nairobi during the demonstrations as the police responded by , The Kyanguli Fire Tragedy occurred on the night of 25 March 2001 when a dormitory at Kyanguli Secondary School in Machakos County, Kenya was set on fire in an act of arson by two 16-year-old students of the school. 67 people died in the incident and another 19 were injured, including one of the perpetrators. [1], Prudence Sekgodiso (South Africa, 800m) Sekgodiso is on a high after becoming World Indoor champion in Nanjing this year - and now has her sights set on breaking the oldest world record in athletics., Kianjokoma brothers case The Kianjokoma brothers case is a criminal case involving the murder of two Kenyan brothers Benson Njiru Ndwiga and Emmanuel Mutura Ndwiga, who were allegedly murdered by the police during the enforcement of the COVID-19 lockdown in Kenya..