Kericho stadium, Kenya, crowd incident 20/10/2023

A stampede in Kenya leaves 6 dead and about 100 injured during an event marking an annual holiday

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday killed at least six people on Friday and injured 100 others, authorities said.

The stampede happened when thousands of people struggled to get inside Kericho stadium in western Kenya at dawn, police said. The stadium was the venue for this year’s Mashujaa Day, which means Heroes’ Day in Swahili.

A stampede in Kenya leaves 6 dead and about 100 injured during an event marking an annual holiday

Authorities say a stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday has killed at least six people and injured 100 others

A stampede in Kenya leaves 6 dead and about 100 injured during an event marking an annual holiday

Authorities say a stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday has killed at least six people and injured 100 others

4 killed, 13 injured in stampede during Kenya's heroes day celebrations

Stampede occurred when some people attempted to enter Green Stadium in Kericho city, where thousands of people gathered to celebrate ‘Mashujaa Day’

Those we lost in Mashujaa Day stampede in Kericho

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