The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Arrest warrant issued for UK citizen after body found in septic tank in Kenya

An inquest in 2018 found Agnes Wanjiru had been murdered by British soldiers.

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025

Kenya seeks arrest of former British soldier over alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru

High court judge issues arrest warrant, saying a suspect has been charged in relation to 2012 death of 21-year-old

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025

The dinner pledge that secured Sydney the 2000 Olympics

John Coates' campaign for Sydney to host the 2000 Olympics culminated in a last-ditch financial offer to two African sporting bigwigs in a Monte Carlo hotel.

AAP · Sep 16, 2025

'Hope is all I have': the refugees searching for family from Kenya's Kakuma camp

At the Kakuma refugee camp in the northwest of Kenya, more than 200,000 refugees from across Africa have sought safety – in many cases leaving loved ones behind. The Red Cross's Restoring Family Links programme seeks to reunite these families torn apart by conflict.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 14, 2025

Kenya's Only Breastmilk Bank, Life-line For Premature Babies

Surrounded by incubators, a red tube snaking into her tiny nose, four-day-old Grace-Ella is being fed donated breastmilk at the only facility in Kenya that offers the life-giving service.

International Business Times · Sep 14, 2025

We created a support programme for schools in Nairobi’s informal settlements: what we learned

Access to school is considered to be better for children who live in urban areas than in rural areas in countries such as Kenya. But research shows that this access doesn’t translate into children doing better at school if the setting is an informal settlement. Despite being able to attend…

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2025

‘It belongs to everyone’: the Black Kenyans dispelling perceptions of horse racing

The sport, a popular pastime of the white elite during the colonial period, has struggled in recent years, but its fortunes may be changing

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025

UTMB champion Joyline Chepngeno suspended for two years, loses titles and sponsorship after positive doping test

The Kenyan athlete tested positive for the banned substance in the same month she won a historic UTMB victory

Advnture · Sep 10, 2025

Should African countries lower the voting age to 16? Views from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria

The UK is moving to lower its voting age from 18 to 16. The new legislation takes effect ahead of the country’s next general election in 2029, and is aimed at boosting its democracy. The move has ignited global debate: should 16-year-olds be trusted with the ballot?

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2025

‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds

A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025