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Floods and landslides kill at least 18 in Kenya

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 372 words · By Reuters
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What to know about Floods and landslides kill at least 18 in Kenya

Floods and landslides kill at least 18 in Kenya Ongoing rains are causing floods and landslides in the East African nation.

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What happened

Floods and landslides kill at least 18 in Kenya Ongoing rains are causing floods and landslides in the East African nation.

Why it matters

At least 18 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in multiple parts of Kenya.

Common ground

The police stated on Sunday that landslides were reported in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties in the country’s central and eastern regions.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “landslides were reported in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties in the country’s central and eastern regions.”
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Two independent reports confirm that landslides struck Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tharaka-Nithi County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya located in Kenya located in the eastern Mount Kenya region. The county has an area of 2609 km2 and as of the 2019 census a population of 393,177…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharaka-Nithi_County
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web search NEUTRAL — Police said mudslides have struck Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Kiambu counties.Counties in the Central region, including Kirinyaga County and Kiambu County, have reported extensive destruction o…
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-05-03-heavy-rains-claim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kenya’s National Police Service on Sunday confirmed 18 deaths linked to landslides and flooding as heavy rains continued to pound several parts of the country, displacing families and damaging infrast…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/kenya-police-confirm-18-deat…
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Claim 2: “At least 18 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in multiple parts of Kenya.”
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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera and Tuko.co.ke) confirm that at least 18 people died due to flooding and landslides in Kenya.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenya has a developing market-based economy with a few state enterprises. Kenya has an emerging market and is an averagely industrialised nation ahead of its East African peers. Currently a lower midd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Kenya
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 53.3 million as of mid-2025, it is the 27th-most populous country in the world a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenya is a lower middle income economy, with Kenya's GDP hitting $121 billion as of 2024. This is due to increasing technology innovation services. Although Kenya's economy is the largest and most dev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_Kenya
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Claim 3: “The East African country is currently experiencing its seasonal March to May rain season, which usually peaks in the first half of May.”
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Al Jazeera and ReliefWeb both confirm that Kenya's 'long rains' typically occur from March to May.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 20 is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 225 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 236 days remain until the end of the year.
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Claim 4: “streets in the capital city, Nairobi, overflowing with water as cars and pedestrians wade through the deluge.”
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Multiple sources, including YouTube news reports and KDRTV, describe Nairobi streets as submerged and pedestrians/motorists wading through water.
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web search NEUTRAL — Parts of Nairobi are submerged following heavy rains, with several people killed by floodwaters and vehicles swept away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0viVddLW-DY
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web search NEUTRAL — Heavy rains pounding Nairobi have caused widespread flooding across the capital, paralysing transport and forcing commuters to wade through dirty water as authorities warn motorists to exercise extrem…
https://www.kdrtv.co.ke/lifestyle/nairobi-streets-flooded-af…
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web search NEUTRAL — A vehicle stuck on a flooded street in Nairobi CBD following heavy downpour on Sunday, May 11, 2025 / AGATHA NGOTHO. Heavy downpour Sunday evening left Nairobi streets flooded forcing pedestrians and …
https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/May/201473/heavy_downpour…
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Claim 5: “In March, floodwaters swelled to the brim in parts of Nairobi, killing at least 37 people.”
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The claim that at least 37 people died in Nairobi floods in March is reported by Al Jazeera and another source citing the Ministry of Interior.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, which came into being as part of the devolved system of governance occasioned by the 2010 constitution of Kenya. The county's administrative headqua…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machakos_County
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nairobi ( ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya, located in the south-central part of the country. As of 2024, it has a population of 4.8 million and a metropolitan population of 5.7 m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nairobi River is a river that flows across Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. It is the main river of the Nairobi River Basin, with several parallel streams flowing eastward. All of the Nairobi b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi_River
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Claim 6: “Traders in the city’s Makongeni and Ruai neighbourhoods staged protests on Sunday over the poor state of roads amid the rains”
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The evidence shows that protests in Makongeni and Ruai were related to evictions and affordable housing projects/road reserve demolitions, not protests over the 'poor state of roads amid the rains'.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to reports, the protesters are residents of the Makongeni estate opposing planned evictions by the Nairobi City County to build affordable housing projects in the area. The Sikika Road Safet…
https://informereastafrica.com/index.php/east-africa/jogoo-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Clashes broke out between police and traders in Ruai, Nairobi, after authorities attempted to evict them from a road reserve to allow a KENHA contractor to proceed with works. Traders blocked the ...
https://www.youtube.com/live/aR2D23luiK4
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web search NEUTRAL — Police in Nairobi on Monday dispersed a group of protesters who had blocked a section of Jogoo Road following a chaotic meeting over a proposed affordable housing project. The protesters, mostly resid…
https://www.odrimedia.co.ke/law-order/police-disperses-makon…
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