More than 1,200 members of the Indian diaspora and friends of India joined the 80th Independence Day celebrations at India House in Nairobi. Similar events were held in Bahrain and France, featuring the Tricolour, Vande Mataram, cultural performances and community gatherings

A massive fire at a girls’ boarding school in Kenya killed at least 16 people and left 73 hospitalised after flames engulfed a dormitory in Nakuru County early Thursday. Authorities have launched rescue and investigation efforts as panicked parents gathered outside the school