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Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

Kenyan farmers' financial security and optimism have been shaken by recent flooding

The Independent UK

Kenya’s protests are different this time: 3 things that make it harder for government to crush them

On 25 June 2024, a youth-led protest primarily composed of Gen Zs, as they are popularly referred to, stormed Kenya’s parliament. Legislators voted to pass the Finance Bill 2024 in its third and last reading ahead of presidential assent. This was the second countrywide protest over the proposed taxes in…

The Conversation

Kenya rights groups decry abductions as government cracks down on protests

Kenyan police have arrested more than 270 people who, they said, were masquerading as protesters and suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies in the country. Human rights organisations denounced what they say is "excessive repression".

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More than 270 people arrested in antigovernment rallies in Kenya

Police say protests were co-opted by ‘suspects’ engaging in ‘criminal activities’.

Al Jazeera

Kenya unrest: Ruto awakened class politics that now threatens to engulf him

Many of the grievances of Kenya’s Gen-Z, young people who took to the streets in late June, have been palpable for years.

The Conversation

Kenya Police Say Over 270 Arrested For Criminal Acts During Tuesday Protests

Kenyan police said they have arrested more than 270 people masquerading as protesters who are suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Second Contingent Of Police Coming To Haiti In 'Coming Weeks': PM

A second contingent of the Kenya-led multinational policing mission in Haiti will arrive "in the coming weeks," Prime Minister Garry Conille told AFP on Tuesday.

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Anti-government protests flare up again in Kenya

Riot police fired tear gas grenades and charged at stone-throwing protesters in downtown Nairobi and across Kenya on Tuesday in the most widespread unrest since at least two dozen protesters died in clashes a week ago.

France 24

Stakes High For Haiti As Kenya Forces Deploy

Haiti's leaders face a high-stakes balancing act as Kenyan forces arrive in the violence-wracked country, where security is desperately needed and the new, unelected government must also win over ordinary Haitians.

International Business Times

Kenya police clash with protesters as tax bill unrest continues

Protesters condemn police brutality amid deadly demonstrations over withdrawn tax bill, call for president to resign.

Al Jazeera

The IMF is failing countries like Kenya: why, and what can be done about it

The recent Kenyan protests are a warning that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is failing. The public does not think it is helping its member countries manage their economic and financial problems, which are being exacerbated by a rapidly changing global political economy.

The Conversation

In a class of their own: three Olympic sportswomen talk about overcoming war, hardship and the Taliban

In advance of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced conflict, discrimination and a lack of funding to stand as their countries’ only female qualifiers in their chosen fields

The Guardian - UK

The world is scrambling to understand Kenya’s historic protests – this is what too many are missing

A finance bill was the trigger, but the backdrop is government debt and blinkered interventions from western institutions, says Kenyan political analyst Nanjala Nyabola

The Guardian - UK

Violence is the language of the Kenyan state: 5 strategies it uses to control citizens

Since the early 2000s, Kenya has come up with legislative changes and thrown a tremendous amount of funding at a range of reforms to improve the relationship between police and citizens. Specifically, these reforms have been aimed at addressing impunity and human rights abuses.

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The Independent UK

Kenya's urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is, too

Kenya has an affordable housing problem

The Guardian - UK

Kenya’s youth-driven protest movement at crossroads as it considers future

President’s decision to drop finance bill after deadly violence leaves protesters divided over how to achieve broader goals

Al Jazeera

Kenya protests simmer after deadly week of anti-finance bill demonstrations

High Court rules in favour of a petition demanding a halt to the use of potentially deadly weaponry by police.

The Conversation

Kenya unrest: the deep economic roots that brought Gen-Z onto the streets

The generation of Kenyans born between 1997 and 2012 – the Gen-Zs – have borne the brunt of the country’s slow economic growth. If a country has slow economic growth, it typically experiences higher unemployment rates, reduced income levels and decreased investments. It leads to an overall lower living standard.

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The Independent UK

A mother's pain as the first victim of Kenya's deadly protests is buried

Edith Wanjiku holds onto one of the few photos she’s left with of her teenage son Ibrahim Kamau

The Conversation

Hotbed of corruption: Kenya’s elite have captured the state – unrest is inevitable

A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the extravagant lifestyles of public servants.

France 24

Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters after finance bill withdrawn

In Kenya, police clash with protesters who continue to gather, a day after President William Ruto withdrew his unpopular tax bill. Two people are killed in the latest unrest.

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Kenyan Protests Escalate Despite President's Tax Plan Reversal

Kenya faces protests and unrest over tax proposals despite President Ruto's reversal, sparking demands for change.

Al Jazeera

Kenya protesters call for President Ruto’s removal after tax bill dropped

Protests continue across Kenya despite the government’s dramatic U-turn on legislation that would have raised taxes.

The Conversation

Kenyan police use excessive force because they’re serving political elites, not the public – policy analyst

Public protests in Kenya have often been criminalised, leading to brutal police crackdowns. This played out in recent protests against the cost of living in Kenya, and amid an attempt by the government to introduce new taxes. The police responded with force, using live bullets and lobbing teargas at protesters.…

The Conversation

Kenya’s protests happened in every major urban centre – why these spaces are explosive

Kenya has a long history of protests. Mass protests took place during the colonial period and continued in the post-independence era.

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