16 Kenyans died in Mecca stampede, Supkem says

Saudi ambulances arrive with pilgrims who were injured in a stampede at an emergency hospital in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, on the first day of Eid al-Adha on September 24, 2015. (Photo:AFP)

Sixteen Kenyans were killed during last month's pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, an official in charge of pilgrimage affairs in Kenya has said.

Among the dead were nine women and seven men, who were all buried in Saudi Arabia.