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KENYA-GARRISA-FLOODS

(240429) -- GARRISA , April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents of Garissa, about 500 kilometers east of Kenya's capital Nairobi, cross a flooded road on their way to Nairobi on a speedboat on April 28, 2024. Kenyan authorities on Sunday warned of more deaths and property destruction after heavy rains and devastating floods swept across the East African nation. According to the police, more than 90 people have lost their lives, with fears the number could be higher as many bodies are missing after being swept away by the raging waters. (Photo by Stephen Ingati/Xinhua)

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Kenya drafts policy, strategy to boost e-mobility adoption

STORY: Kenya drafts policy, strategy to boost e-mobility adoption SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: GARISSA, Kenya CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili): MICHAEL MUCHIRI, Member of Electric Mobility taskforce 3. various of participants STORYLINE: The Kenya government is working on policies and strategies to guide the introduction of electric mobility which involves electric vehicles, motor cycles and bicycles. During a public participation forum held in Garissa County of Kenya on Monday, Michael Muchiri, a member of the Electric Mobility taskforce said that the policy will also seek to address some of the challenges faced currently in the sector. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili): MICHAEL MUCHIRI, Member of Electric Mobility taskforce Electric mobility is a new technology, not only in Kenya but worldwide. However, this policy has its own challenges, like we said that motorcycle public transport only covers 70 kilome

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231204) -- BEIJING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wade through a flood-destroyed section at the Bangali-Garissa Road in Tana River County, Kenya on Dec. 1, 2023. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wade through the road destroyed by floods at the Bangali-Garissa Road in Tana River County, Kenya on Dec. 1, 2023. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a section of a damaged road in Tana River County, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows a child leaning on a tent in a makeshift shelter in Tana River County, Kenya. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows a ruined section of the Bangali-Garissa Road in Kenya. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows a ruined section of the Bangali-Garissa Road in Kenya. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wade through the road destroyed by floods at the Bangali-Garissa Road in Tana River County, Kenya on Dec. 1, 2023. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A displaced child is pictured at a makeshift shelter in Tana River County, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows a section of a road that collapsed due to flash floods at the Bangali-Garissa Road near Garissa, Kenya. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man crosses the Tana River in Tana River County, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Women build a tent at a makeshift shelter in Tana River County, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-WEATHER-EL NINO-FLOODS

(231203) -- MADOGO, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People cross the Tana River with a raft in Tana River County, Kenya, Dec. 1, 2023. In the Mororo area at the border of Garissa and Tana River counties, eastern Kenya, residents are enduring the aftermath of severe flooding caused by recent heavy rainfall. The persistent rainfall, attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, has led to severe flooding in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, following its worst drought in 40 years. According to the Kenyan government, the death toll from the floods had risen to 142 as of Friday, with more than 460,000 people displaced, while 37 counties have been affected by the floods. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-RAINFALL-FLOOD

(231123) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wade through a waterlogged road following heavy downpour in Garissa County, northern Kenya on Nov. 22, 2023. According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, at least 71 people have died, over 200 injured and more than 150,000 others displaced across the country as heavy rains continue to cause havoc. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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KENYA-RAINFALL-FLOOD

(231123) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk along a destroyed road following heavy rains on Thika-Garissa highway in northern Kenya on Nov. 22, 2023. According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, at least 71 people have died, over 200 injured and more than 150,000 others displaced across the country as heavy rains continue to cause havoc. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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KENYA-RAINFALL-FLOOD

(231123) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cyclist crosses a flooded road following heavy downpour in Garissa County, northern Kenya on Nov. 22, 2023. According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, at least 71 people have died, over 200 injured and more than 150,000 others displaced across the country as heavy rains continue to cause havoc. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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KENYA-RAINFALL-FLOOD

(231123) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A car crosses a flooded road following heavy downpour in Garissa County, northern Kenya on Nov. 22, 2023. According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, at least 71 people have died, over 200 injured and more than 150,000 others displaced across the country as heavy rains continue to cause havoc. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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KENYA-RAINFALL-FLOOD

(231123) -- NAIROBI, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People carry goods along a destroyed road after vehicles were barred from crossing the area following heavy rains on Thika-Garissa highway in northern Kenya on Nov. 22, 2023. According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, at least 71 people have died, over 200 injured and more than 150,000 others displaced across the country as heavy rains continue to cause havoc. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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Floods kill 46 in Kenya

STORY: Floods kill 46 in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: GARISSA, Kenya CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood in parts of Kenya 2. various of Kenyan Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki arriving in the flood-hit area 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KITHURE KINDIKI, Interior cabinet secretary 4. various of flood in parts of Kenya STORYLINE: At least 46 people have died and thousands of others were displaced as the intensity of El Nino rains increased in Kenya. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said that most of the deaths had been caused by flooding, as the government issued fresh flood alerts Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (English): KITHURE KINDIKI, Interior cabinet secretary "We have lost 46 people because of drowning, because of floods. We don't want any single Kenyan to lose their life. Take caution, evacuate when our officers tell you to evacuate from flooded areas, from areas prone to landslides in other parts of the country, comply. If

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Kenya bolsters flood mitigation efforts as El Nino rains claim lives

STORY: Kenya bolsters flood mitigation efforts as El Nino rains claim lives SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods 2. various of senior officials and humanitarian agency representatives 3. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 4. various of floods STORYLINE: Kenya has stepped up measures to mitigate the effects caused by El Nino rains, which have resulted in over 20 deaths and missing individuals, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said Friday. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya "More than 19 counties in ASAL (arid and semi-arid lands) and non-ASAL areas have been adversary affected by the continuing heavy rains. Two, sections of roads have been cut off in counties like Wajir, Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana river, and Garissa, among others. This has reduced access to land. Three, families have been displaced, especially in northern Kenya and downstr

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Xinhua Headlines: 10 years on, BRI pioneers high-quality cooperation for global prosperity

(231020) -- BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 13, 2019 shows a 50 MW solar power farm in Garissa, Kenya. (Xinhua/Xie Han)

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KENYA-GARISSA-SOLAR POWER PLANT

(230825) -- GARISSA, Aug. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2019 shows the Garissa Solar Power Plant in northeastern Kenya. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built solar plant boosting Kenya's clean energy aspirations" (Xinhua)

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KENYA-GARISSA-SOLAR POWER PLANT

(230825) -- GARISSA, Aug. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2018 shows the Garissa Solar Power Plant in northeastern Kenya. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-built solar plant boosting Kenya's clean energy aspirations" (Xinhua)

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Kenya to reopen border with Somalia in 30 days

STORY: Kenya to reopen border with Somalia in 30 days DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of delegations from Somalia and Kenya 2. various of ministers exchanging the signed agreements 3. various of officials 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KITHURE KINDIKI, Cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Kenya 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMED AHMED SHEIKH ALI, Somalia's Minister of Internal Security 6. various of river border point 7. various of ministers shaking hands STORYLINE: Kenya and Somalia on Monday agreed to reopen their border crossing points after 11 years of closure. Kithure Kindiki, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, told reporters that the border crossings in Mandera County will be opened in the next 30 days, Liboi in Garissa County and Ras Kamboni in southern Somalia will be reopened in the next 60 and 90 days respectively. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KITHURE KINDIKI

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Thousands displaced in Kenya's arid areas due to heavy rains

STORY: Thousands displaced in Kenya's arid areas due to heavy rains DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a village being marooned by flood waters 2. various of a house being surrounded by water 3. various of a farmer rescuing a cow from floods 4. various of a flooded farm 5. various of road being destroyed by floods 6. various of a woman crossing a flooded road 7. various of a flooded road 8. various of a flooded farm STORYLINE: Heavy rainfall has displaced thousands of people and left hundreds of animals killed in Kenya's arid areas since March, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said Friday. The rains followed a severe drought that had impacted at least 21 of the 47 counties in the East African nation. The NDMA said some 5,000 households had been affected by the rain-triggered flash floods, leading to displacement. "Flash floods were reported in Marsabit, Mandera, Garissa, Isiolo, Samburu, Narok, Taita Taveta and W

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Signs, impacts of more dramatic climate change in 2022

STORY: Signs, impacts of more dramatic climate change in 2022 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Herder in Somalia 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL, Resident in London 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): MONIQUE, Resident in Lyon, France 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Somali): ISSACK HASSAN, Displaced Somali 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Somali): DUBEY IBRAHIM WERAR, Resident in Garissa, Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): SELWIN HART, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ADEYINKA BADEJO, WFP Acting Country Director in South Sudan 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): BARBARA CREECY, South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 10. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): CRISPIAN OLIVER, Executive director of the Presidential Climate Commission of South Africa 11. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute

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Four dead and 372 infected as cholera hits refugee camps in northern Kenya

STORY: Four dead and 372 infected as cholera hits refugee camps in northern Kenya DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital in Garrissa County 2. various of patients being treated under a tent 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AHMED OMAR, Health chief executive of Garissa County STORYLINE: Kenya is grappling with the rising cases of Cholera that has so far spread to 6 counties leading to 15 fatalities across the country. In Garissa County in northern Kenya, locals have been asked to maintain high levels of hygiene in a bid to combat cholera outbreak that has so far led to the death of four people. According to Garissa County Health chief executive Ahmed Omar, the first case was reported on October 23 at Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab Sub County and spread out to host communities and other sub counties. Speaking during an emergency meeting with officials and NGOs today in Garissa, Omar said that while the outbreak started in the refugee camps, c

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UN appeals for 472.6 mln USD to tackle drought in Kenya

STORY: UN appeals for 472.6 mln USD to tackle drought in Kenya DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:59 LOCATION: GARISSA, Kenya CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Maalimin, Garissa County, KenyaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN JACKSON, UN resident coordinator in Kenyavarious of round table discussions with UN officials, Kenyan government officialsSOUNDBITE 2 (English): INGER ANDERSEN, Executive director of UN Environment Programme (UNEP)various of UN officials and Kenyan officials walking togetherSOUNDBITE 3 (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Kenyan deputy presidentvarious of Maalimin Health Clinic, Maalimin, Kenyavarious of malnutrition screeningSOUNDBITE 4 (Somali): SAMEY AHMED ABDI, Local residentvarious of Kenya STORYLINE: The United Nations and humanitarian partners in Kenya have appealed for 472.6 million U.S. dollars to help 4.3 million drought-affected people in the East African country in 2023 to deal with the longest and most severe drought in its recent history. UN Resident Co

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Climate woes destroy livestock, leave many displaced in Horn of Africa

STORY: Climate woes destroy livestock, leave many displaced in Horn of Africa DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:50 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of the drought 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Herder in Somalia 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Somali): HALWA OSMAN JAMAC, Market seller in Somalia 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JUERG EGLIN, Head of the ICRC, Somalia 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (Somali): DUBEY IBRAHIM WERAR, Resident in Garissa, Kenya STORYLINE: The Horn of Africa is facing a severe threat of drought due to climate change, which has destroyed livestock and left many people displaced. Somalia has suffered from an erratic cycle of droughts and floods in recent years, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation further complicated by three decades of armed conflict. According to Kaha Ahmed, a herder living in Somalia, she has lost a third of her livestock due to the lingering drought. SOUNDBITE 1 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Herder in Somalia "It has not rained in three years in this pl

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Worsening climate shocks exacerbate food shortages in Horn of Africa

STORY: Worsening climate shocks exacerbate food shortages in Horn of Africa DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:18 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of drought in Garissa county 2. various of dead livestock due to drought 3. various of locals in search for water 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL ODHIAMBO, Garissa County Director, Kenya Meteorological Services 5. various of food aid being offloaded from a truck 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMMED DUBOW ADEN, Garissa County Coordinator, Kenya Red Cross 7. various of locals sharing the relief food STORYLINE: The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in more than 40 years. Over 18 million people face severe hunger in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Around 7 million children are acutely malnourished. In northern Kenya, millions do not have enough to eat amid the worsening drought, and a growing number of people have been losing their livelihoods. A shortage of water and food for livestock has pushed many people to leave their hom

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Xinhua Headlines: CPC seeks national rejuvenation by following Chinese path to modernization

(220729) -- BEIJING, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2019 shows the China-financed solar power plant Garissa Solar in Garissa County, Kenya. (Xinhua)

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Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: UN

STORY: Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: UN DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. aerial views of dry river 2. various of parched land and emaciated livestock 3. various of Iftin camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) 4. various of local nutrition centers 5. various of severely malnourished children in Baardheere District Hospital 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL DUNFORD, WFP Regional Director East Africa 7. various of food being loaded onto trucks and distributed in Wayama Jibril village 8. various of parched land and dead livestock 9. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dassenech): KOLLE AIGALLE, Displaced single mother of five 10. various of dry lake in Garissa county STORYLINE: Desperately needed rains across the Horn of Africa have so far failed to materialize, almost a month into the current rainy season, and if these conditions continue, along with stagnant and even decreasing humanitarian aid, the number of hungry people due

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KENYA-AL-SHABAB-ARREST-WEAPONS

(220303) -- KENYA, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police officers display firearms and bullets that were recovered in Garissa town of northeastern Kenya, March 3, 2022. Kenyan police are on Thursday interrogating two suspected al-Shabab militants after being arrested in a security operation in the country's Garissa county which borders Somalia, a regional government official said. Garissa County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich said the police recovered three firearms, 98 bullets and five magazines following a sting operation conducted in Modika area in the outskirts of Garissa town on Wednesday night. (Photo by Stephen Ingati/Xinhua)

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KENYA-AL-SHABAB-ARREST-WEAPONS

(220303) -- KENYA, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A police officer displays firearms and bullets that were recovered in Garissa town of northeastern Kenya, March 3, 2022. Kenyan police are on Thursday interrogating two suspected al-Shabab militants after being arrested in a security operation in the country's Garissa county which borders Somalia, a regional government official said. Garissa County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich said the police recovered three firearms, 98 bullets and five magazines following a sting operation conducted in Modika area in the outskirts of Garissa town on Wednesday night. (Photo by Stephen Ingati/Xinhua)