The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Kenya’s LGBTQ community wins bittersweet victory in battle for rights

Supreme court rules for freedom of association but landmark decision sparks backlash from government and churches

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Man freed from jail in Kenya after being convicted with Met officer’s ‘hearsay’ evidence

Former senior Met detective also allegedly ommitted forensic evidence from Kenyan court, says police watchdog

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2023

Popular China-linked store stirs debate amid Kenya inflation

Hundreds of Kenyan traders have protested in the capital over a popular new Chinese-affiliated shop selling goods they say undercut their business

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Defending Olympic gold will not be easy for Neeraj Chopra: David Rudisha

NEW DELHI: India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be defending his Tokyo gold in the next year's Paris Olympics but Kenya's David Rudisha on Saturday said that defending the feat will not be an easy task for the 25-year-old.

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2023

Jill Biden visits Kenya to shine light on worst drought in decades

US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades.

France 24 · Feb 25, 2023

Uganda’s Coffee Industry Is Growing Rapidly: Farmers Are Determined To Gain Share Of Global Market

Ugandan coffee farmers are not yet competing with established coffee-producers Brazil and Columbia, but rather neighbor Kenya.

Zenger · Feb 24, 2023

Egypt Mobilizes Efforts to Support African Water, Food Security

Egypt is mobilizing efforts to support water and food security in Africa, calling on the international community to finance "climate adaptation" in the continent. The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, met in Kenya with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023

Election observers are important for democracy – but few voters know what they do

Election observers keep watch over polls throughout the world. Their job is to support efforts to improve electoral quality and to provide transparency. In African countries, both local citizen and international observers have been deployed regularly since the 1990s.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

Drought in Horn of Africa worse than in 2011 famine

Below-normal rainfall is expected over the next three months in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023

Jill Biden to visit Namibia, Kenya, part of US-Africa push

First lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week as part of a United States push to step up engagement with Africa

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023