Kenya: Kenya Grapples With Protests Despite Political Unity Efforts

In 2024, protests by young Kenyans sent shock waves through the country's political scene, forcing the government to drop proposed taxes and fire several ministers. The youth… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Records 7,000 Cases of Violence Against Women Since September 2023

Kenya's security report this year has been dominated by the violence and killings of women and girls, with more than 7,100 cases of gender-based violence since September 2023.… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan President Strongly Defends Animal Vaccination Program

Kenya's president said Tuesday that a mass livestock vaccination campaign will continue despite fears of some herders and farmers that the inoculations will somehow hurt their… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Aid Group Is Enabling Refugees to Access Loans

A Kenyan aid group is helping refugees improve their lives by providing affordable loans that will help finance their businesses. At least 13,000 refugees in exile have received… Read more »

Kenya: Chinese Embassy in Kenya Partners With State Broadcaster to Train Journalists

The Chinese Embassy in Kenya says it has begun training Kenyan journalists to promote professionalism and integrity. But press advocates say the initiative is ironic as China sits… Read more »

Kenya: Indigenous Kenyan Men Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation

Naomi Kolian recounts the ordeal at her parents' house at the age of 13. Kolian, now a mother of five, said her parents arranged for her genital mutilation during a school break.… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Banks Urged to Employ More People With Disabilities to Boost Inclusion, Service Delivery

As the world Tuesday marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Kenyan banks and financial institutions are being urged to employ more people living with… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Drops On Travel Index Ranking With New Visa Requirements

A Kenyan government requirement that foreigners register online three days before traveling to the country has made the East African nation among the most difficult countries to… Read more »

Kenya: After Election, Kenya-Born Legislator Heads to Minnesota Capitol

Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley made history November 5 by becoming the first Kenyan-born immigrant elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. She describes her victory as a… Read more »

Kenya: A U.S. Election Watch Party in Kenya, Excitement At First, Followed By Disappointment

In a vibrant Nairobi community center, American citizens living in Kenya gathered with palpable excitement early Wednesday to watch the U.S. election results unfold. The atmosphere… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Security Forces Accused of Abduction, Deaths of Protesters

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Kenyan security forces of abducting, torturing and killing people believed to be leaders of anti-government protests that took place between… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's New Deputy President Sworn in

Kithure Kindiki was sworn in as Kenya's deputy president Friday, less than 24 hours after a court lifted orders blocking his nomination to replace impeached DP Rigathi Gachagua,… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Court Lifts Orders Blocking Swearing-in of Deputy President Nominee

A Kenyan court has lifted orders blocking the swearing-in of Deputy President nominee Kithuri Kindiki -- dealing a blow to former DP Rigathi Gachagua who was impeached and removed… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Court Blocks New Deputy President Choice

A court has blocked Kenya President William Ruto's nominee for new deputy president a day after lawmakers had voted to remove the former deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, from… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Lawmakers Impeach Deputy President, Remove Him From Office

Kenyan lawmakers voted Thursday to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office over accusations of gross misconduct, irregular acquisition of wealth, undermining of the… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Lawmakers Impeach Deputy President for Abuse of Office

Kenya's National Assembly has impeached the country's deputy president over accusations of corruption and abuse of office. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove Rigathi Gachagua… Read more »

East Africa: Lake Victoria Countries Working to Fight Crime, Improve Community Relations

Officials from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are meeting for the fourth time in less than two years to find ways to more effectively fight transnational crimes around the Lake… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan President Discusses Haiti, UN Reform, Gen-Z Protests

On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Kenyan President William Ruto sat down with VOA's Peter Clottey for an in-depth conversation Thursday. Read more »

Kenya: Ai Enhances Maternal Health Care in Kenya, Experts Say

University students are developing technology that incorporates artificial intelligence to help reduce the maternal mortality rate in Kenya. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Begins 3-Day Mourning Over Deaths of 21 Children in School Fire

Kenya begins three days of national mourning Monday following the deaths of at least 21 students in a boarding school inferno in central Kenya. Read more »

Kenya: Portable Pasteurizer Keeps Milk Disease-Free for Kenyan, Rwandan Dairy Farmers

Kenyan officials have long pushed for milk to be pasteurized before it reaches the marketplace, but much of the milk sold is not pasteurized because small-scale vendors and… Read more »

Kenya: Climate Change Activists, Deniers Fight for Hearts and Minds in Kenya

Few countries have been hit harder by climate change than Kenya, where more frequent droughts and floods have become a fact of life for much of the country. One woman who won a… Read more »

Kenya: 90-Year-Old Eritrean American Climbs Mount Kenya

Mountain climbing is an extreme adventure that involves risk. But for 90-year-old Eritrean American Naizghi Gebremedhin, it has been business as usual. Read more »

Tanzania: Conservationists Say Large-Tusked Elephants On Kenya-Tanzania Border Are Endangered

Scientists and conservationists in Kenya are sounding the alarm over the killing of elephants with large tusks. According to scientists, the elephants were killed by trophy hunters… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Police Use Tear Gas to Disperse Protesters in Capital

Police in Kenya used tear gas against protesters in Nairobi on Thursday, as President William Ruto introduced his new Cabinet. Read more »