Nakuru

/ nəˈkuːruː /

noun

a town in W Kenya, on Lake Nakuru: commercial centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 264 000 (2005 est)

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The new wine was officially introduced for the first time to thousands of worshipers during this year's National Prayer Day at the Subukia National Marian Shrine in Kenya's Nakuru area on Saturday.

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Tensions flared in the western town of Nakuru on Thursday morning when students stormed out of the venue, demanding the release of the play's author who had been detained by police.

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Chaotic scenes were also witnessed in other parts of the country, including in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Nyeri.

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"Forty-two dead, it's a conservative estimate. There are still more in the mud," Nakuru county governor Susan Kihika told AFP news agency.

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Nakuru is one of the most important flamingo feeding lakes in East Africa, historically supporting over one million birds at a time.