ISIOLO, Kenya-Gunmen kidnapped two South Korean missionaries in northern Kenya, near the border of Ethiopia, on Monday evening while eight Kenyans were shot dead in a separate incident in the region, local officials said. The arid borderlands between Kenya and Ethiopia are awash with weapons and suffer frequent raids by armed groups, and last year the government launched a security operation to disarm local bandits and bring calm and order to the region." Two missionaries of Korean origin were a

In certain northern counties like Wajir, the capital of Wajir County, the entire town is flooded, with the rains severing the road network.... Schools, hospitals, businesses, government offices, police stations and places of worship are among those submerged, halting normal activities. The heavy rains have also triggered landslides in some areas, displacing people who had sought refuge on higher ground.... 15, noted that Kenya remains vulnerable to frequent climatic shocks that pose significan