Kenya: 20 Die in Bus Crash in Kenya

Officials say at least 20 people died and 49 were injured in a bus crash in Kenya. Read more »

Kenya: Rights Groups Welcome Ruto's Promised Investigations Into Police Killings in Kenya

Rights groups are welcoming Kenyan President William Ruto's order for investigations into extra judicial killings carried out by police. Ruto told Kenyan media Wednesday one police… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Gay Rights Activist Found Dead

The body of a Kenyan gay rights activist was found in a metal box discarded along a road in Kenya's Uasin Gishu county, in the western region of the country. Read more »

East Africa: Kenyan Police Say Officer, Civilian Killed in Attack on Border with Somalia

Police in eastern Kenya are blaming al-Shabab militants for the death of an officer and a civilian in an attack in Garissa County, on the border with Somalia. Read more »

East Africa: Thousands Flee Drought and Hunger in Somalia, Arrive in Kenya

Raho Ali has just arrived from Somalia with four of her children at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) transit area in Kenya's northern border town of… Read more »

Kenya: President Deploys Special Police Units After Violent Crime Surge

Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered the deployment of special police units in the capital after a series of violent daytime attacks. Read more »

Kenya: Govt Takes Steps to Recognize Intersex People

Kenya is beginning to recognize people who identify as intersex, meaning they are born with genitalia, chromosomes or reproductive organs that don't fit the typical definitions of… Read more »