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Flamingos in Lake Nakuru National Park Lake Nakuru, near Nakuru, Kenya.
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News •

Woman seeks public audit of Nakuru hospital's accounts • Feb. 20, 2025, 8:32 AM ET (The Standard)
Two morticians charged in Nakuru court over missing child body • Feb. 18, 2025, 8:32 AM ET (The Standard)
Court fines Kihika, water agency Sh2m for lake waste • Feb. 18, 2025, 7:39 AM ET (The Standard)
Court orders Chilis Tavern Nakuru to install soundproof • Feb. 3, 2025, 7:25 AM ET (The Standard)
‘We arrested a man but he escaped before processing’: Mystery deepens in Nakuru fisherman’s disappearance • Jan. 28, 2025, 11:17 PM ET (Nation.Africa)

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Flamingos in Lake Nakuru National Park
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