Boat tragedy Stories

40 bodies, including infants, were recovered, and 30 people were rescued. They were all from countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Speaking at Kipini beach, Senator Mungatana accused the county government of neglecting its duty by refusing to release or fuel its boats to support v...

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir clarified that the county was not involved in organising or sponsoring this year’s event, unlike the previ...

Families have since identified the bodies, marking a sombre end to the incident that claimed the lives of members of the Kijiweni Youth Uplift Team.

Civil society groups in the region say the actual death toll may be higher and have blamed government negligence for the tragedies.

The three children had left Libya with their mother and brother, hoping to reach Italy. International estimates suggest that this Mediterranean crossi...

One boat carried 37 passengers, mostly women and two children—a two-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl.

A couple and their two children are also part of the missing persons.

KDF confirmed deploying a Kenya Navy team of divers and marines to the site of the tragedy to assist in recovering the missing bodies.

This raises the total number of bodies recovered, since the accident in Mororo two days ago, to seven.