The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Is there hope for a dying river in Kenya's growing capital?

As clean water runs short, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities is struggling to balance the needs of creating jobs and protecting the environment, and the population of over 4 million feels the strain

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

KLM ‘unrest’ travel warning for Kenya, Tanzania sparks anger

Kenyan and Tanzanian governments accuse the carrier of spreading ‘unfounded’ claims about purported ‘civil unrest’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2023

William meets Earthshot Prize 2022 finalists at Windsor Great Park retreat

The Prince of Wales is the founder and president of the prize, which honours environmental pioneers

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2023

Kenyan court convicts Venezuelan diplomat for envoy's murder

A Kenyan court on Wednesday found a Venezuelan diplomat guilty of murdering the Latin American nation's acting ambassador a decade ago at her home in an upmarket Nairobi neighbourhood.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2023

Brazil, Kenya, the US – tech giants are putting democracy in peril the world over

Billions of us are due to vote in the next two years as the scourge of online misinformation grows ever worse. It’s time to regulate

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

‘Culture is hard to break’: Kenya’s medical schools face a shortage of cadavers

Medical training is in demand, but hesitancy on body donation means students have little to work with, while an illicit trade in transplant organs flourishes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023

Elevate Prize expands to 12 winners in 2023 for strong field

The winners of this year’s Elevate Prize include social entrepreneurs who help Detroit children for school, build technology labs in rural Kenya, and improve road safety in India

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Kenyan opposition leader says Ruto's government is illegitimate

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on his supporters to resist the government of President William Ruto, saying its disputed election last August had robbed it of legitimacy.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

Kenyan prisoners on death row weren’t deterred by the threat of the death penalty: new research findings

Kenya’s last execution of a prisoner was in 1987. But the country still hosts a death row population of nearly 600. Almost all were sentenced to death for murder or robbery with violence. New sentences are handed down every year.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023

US Ambassador Heading to Africa as Part of Biden’s Big Push

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is the second Cabinet member heading to Africa as part of President Joe Biden’s big push to engage with the world’s second-largest continent. The US Mission to the UN said Sunday she will travel to Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya starting Jan.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 22, 2023