Kenya to evacuate 500 Kenyans stranded from Yemen

Supporters of the Shiite Houthi militia shout slogans in Yemen's second largest city of Taiz on April 10, 2015. Kenya has arranged to evacuate its stranded citizens. PHOTO | ABDULRAHMAN ABDULLAH |

Kenya has begun evacuating its nationals stranded in Yemen as fighting continues between Houthi Shiite rebels and government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition.

The Houthis have seized the capital Sana'a and are now fighting for Aden, the last Yemeni city under president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's control.