The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Arrested Kenyan Activist Faces Terror Charges

Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of "facilitation of terrorist acts" during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested.

International Business Times · Jul 20, 2025

‘People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive’ – how we witnessed Trump’s USAID cuts devastate health programmes in Kenya

My phone wouldn’t stop ringing – nurses, social workers, young mothers – all begging for help. ‘I’ve lost my job,’ ‘I have no food,’ ‘What do we do now?’ I felt helpless.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2025

Marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich suspended over banned substance

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of a prohibited substance

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

‘Shoot them in the leg’: Kenyan president’s anti-protest rhetoric hardens as death toll rises

William Ruto accuses protesters of terrorism and violence two days after 31 people killed in anti-government demonstrations

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025

Killed ‘by those meant to protect’: Kenyans outraged by police violence

Calls made for accountability after death in custody of blogger Albert Ojwang and deadly violence against protesters.

Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2025

Can Kenya Attract The Outsourcing Jobs Of The AI Future?

In a leafy Nairobi suburb, a Kenyan firm helps foreigners track shoplifters, monitor lung damage from Covid-19 and identify whales -- tapping into the outsourcing market's artificial intelligence-boosted boom.

International Business Times · Jul 9, 2025

Death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest surges to 31

More than 100 people were injured in Monday's demonstrations, which took place on Nairobi's outskirts and across 17 Kenyan counties.

Euronews · Jul 9, 2025

At least 31 dead, 532 arrested in Kenya’s antigovernment protests

Human rights office calls for accountability after 31 people are killed in nationwide ‘Saba Saba’ marches.

Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2025

Deadly clashes in Kenya: 10 killed as Saba Saba protests turn violent in Nairobi

At least ten people died in Kenya Monday as security forces clashed with protesters on the outskirts of Nairobi during anti-government demonstrations marking Saba Saba Day, a commemoration of the 1990 pro-democracy uprising. Hundreds of people were arrested, and a rights group accused police of cooperating with criminal gangs.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 8, 2025

At Least 10 Dead In Kenya During Protests After Heavy Police Deployment

At least 10 people died across Kenya and hundreds were arrested during anti-government demonstrations on Monday, a rights group and police said, following clashes between police and protesters in the capital Nairobi's outskirts.

International Business Times · Jul 8, 2025