Countries Heavy security as Kenya braces for more protests Kenya – Police were out in force in the centre of Kenya’s capital on Tuesday after calls for more... Read more 16 Jul
Countries Kenya police say suspect confessed to killing 42 women Kenya -Kenyan police said Monday that the prime suspect arrested over the discovery of mutilated female bodies in a... Read more 15 Jul
Countries Low turnout at Nairobi protest over fears of violence Kenya – Hundreds of people protested in the Kenyan capital on Thursday where isolated scuffles broke out with police... Read more 28 Jun
Countries Kenya police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at protesters after Ruto urges talks Kenya – Kenyan police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi on Thursday, as protesters returned... Read more 27 Jun
Countries At least two dead, over 200 injured in massive fire in Kenyan capital Nairobi, Kenya – At least two people were killed and more than 200 injured in a massive fire when... Read more 2 Feb
Countries Sex, lies and social media: Women face tough fight in African politics Nairobi – Soon after Judy Kengo was sworn into office last year, the Kenyan legislator faced her first public... Read more 30 Aug, 2023
Burundi Burundi says ready for ‘dialogue’ with rebels in DRC Nairobi – Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye says he is ready “to dialogue” with Burundian rebels operating in the neighbouring Democratic... Read more 12 May, 2022
Countries Election influencers for hire: Kenya’s disinformation factories Nairobi – In a nondescript office north of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, social media influencer Ian James Mwai constantly glances... Read more 5 May, 2022
Countries Call for help as Horn of Africa drought worsens, 20 million at risk of hunger Nairobi – From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, swathes of land across the Horn of Africa are... Read more 4 May, 2022
News New law criminalises spitting, urinating in Nairobi’s public places Cape Town – New laws and regulations aimed at keeping the capital Nairobi, Kenya clean have been put in... Read more 23 Aug, 2021