Refugees in Kenya impacted by food aid cuts; WFP rolls out new system The WFP says aid is being cut by 60 percent for the most vulnerable groups including pregnant women and disabled people. Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2025
Bus carrying mourners overturns in Kenya, killing 25 people The driver lost control of the bus in Kisumu, on a notorious section of road where accidents are frequent. Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2025
At least 21 killed after bus carrying people back from funeral crashes in Kenya Road accidents are common in Kenya and the wider East African region, where roads are often narrow and in poor condition with many potholes. Euronews · Aug 8, 2025
A bus carrying mourners from a funeral overturns in Kenya, killing 21 people A bus carrying mourners from a funeral in southwestern Kenya has overturned and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 21 people The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
‘This is lawfare’: Kenya ‘weaponising the law’ to silence critics and protesters Those swept up in mass arrests of demonstrators in July faced punitive bail terms and draconian charges under terrorism laws The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025
6 killed in air ambulance crash just outside Kenya's capital An air ambulance provider and a local official in Kenya says that at least six people have been killed when a plane belonging to the medical service crashed in a residential area just outside Nairobi The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Côte d'Ivoire’s sacred talking drum is coming home: lessons from Kenya on how it could transform lives The French parliament has unanimously passed a law to return the Djidji Ayôkwé, a sacred talking drum stolen by colonial forces from Côte d’Ivoire in 1916. The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025
Endangered US contraceptives put 1.4 million women at risk, NGO claims More than 1.4 million women and girls in Africa will lose access to contraceptives as the U.S. plans to burn $10 million worth of supplies stored in Europe. Euronews · Aug 7, 2025
US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says Incineration of $9.7m of contraceptives to lead to 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions, IPPF says The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025
Trump’s destructive plan ‘will deny 1.4m women and girls birth control’ The supplies could prevent an estimated 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions if they were handed out, the International Planned Parenthood Federation says The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
40-Year-Old Kenyan Man’s claim About Being Eldest Son Of Elon Musk Resurfaces As Netizens Do The Math "Something's off about this one." Bored Panda · Aug 5, 2025
Family of Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by UK soldiers criticise defence secretary Niece of Agnes Wanjiru says she thinks John Healey is ‘taking us for a ride’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025
Susan Egelstaff: Kenyan doping is ruining athletics, so what can be done? The list of Kenyan athletes to have been found to be doping is astonishingly long, and includes women's world marathon record holder, Ruth… The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2025
Indigenous Kenyans forced off ancestral lands in name of conservation: NGOs Indigenous communities in northern Kenya are being pushed off their land to make way for wildlife reserves, human rights groups say. They accuse conservation groups of using tourism and carbon offset schemes to justify evictions and violence. Radio France Internationale · Jul 31, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025 Praise indeed for Jimmie Rodgers Letters: Chemirocha | Lions and Lionesses | Faith in the railways | Folkestone tip | MPs’ pay rise | Starmer on Gaza
The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025 US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under Trump International non-profit Civicus says ‘sustained attacks on civic freedoms’ put US on par with El Salvador and Kenya
Radio France Internationale · Jul 29, 2025 Protests erupt at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya following aid cuts Violent protests broke out at one of Kenya's largest refugee camps on Monday, humanitarian sources said, with unconfirmed reports of at least one death, following months of increased tensions over aid cuts.
The Conversation · Jul 28, 2025 Extreme weather affects mental health: what vulnerable women in Kenya told us Climatic shocks and environmental changes are increasingly recognised as one of the greatest threats to human health of the 21st century. Extreme weather, such as heatwaves, tropical cyclones, heavy rainfall, floods, wildfires and droughts, can trigger mental and physical ill-health. Individuals living in poor settings and rural areas are likely…
International Business Times · Jul 28, 2025 Honkytonk Kenya: Africa's Home Of Country Music The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good ol' boys.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 27, 2025 French former spy jailed on suspicion of ordering child rapes in Africa A former French intelligence officer has been charged and imprisoned in eastern France on suspicion of ordering child rapes in Africa, particularly in Kenya, prosecutors said Saturday.
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025 A growing number of African Americans are leaving the US. Kenya is welcoming them with open arms African Americans who have ‘come home’ have set up thriving businesses in Nairobi
International Business Times · Jul 21, 2025 Kenya Drops Terror Charge Against Prominent Activist Kenya dropped terror charges against prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi on Monday, following widespread condemnation, hitting him with a lesser charge of unlawful possession of ammunition.
The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025 I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean’s surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa’s touristy Nyali beach. But on July 9, dozens of emergency responders in red and orange hi-vis gear took over a…
Radio France Internationale · Jul 21, 2025 Kenyan activist boniface Mwangi charged over protests, freed on bail Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi was charged on Monday with unlawful possession of ammunition over his alleged role in anti-government protests in June, according to court papers seen by news agencies. He was arrested on Saturday and is accused of facilitating "terrorist acts" during protests that rocked the country last…
Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2025 Kenya activist Boniface Mwangi charged with illegal ammo possession Boniface Mwangi, a former photojournalist, was freed on bail after being charged.