Kenya: Supreme Court Ruling On Gay Rights Triggers a New Wave of Anger Against the LGBTIQ+ Community

The Kenyan supreme court recently struck down a government decision to ban the registration of an LGBTIQ+ community rights organisation, sparking new homophobic rhetoric in the… Read more »

Kenya: Flawed Missionary System in Kenya Highlighted by Abuse Conviction

Matthew Durham, a young missionary from Oklahoma, was convicted in 2015 of raping three girls and molesting a boy at the Upendo Children's Home. He had volunteered at the Kenyan… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Needs to Grow More Food - A Focus On How to Irrigate Its Vast Dry Areas Is Key

More than 80% of Kenya's land mass is made up of arid and semi-arid areas. So, if Kenya is to increase its agricultural production, which currently accounts for 22.4% of GDP, it… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Should Decriminalise Homosexuality - 4 Compelling Reasons Why

Kenya has recently seen the increasing visibility of sexual and gender minorities. However, this has been met with a growing backlash. Read more »

Kenya: From Advertising Blackmail to Physical Threats, Journalists Are Under Attack but Must Also Regain Public Trust

In recent months, Kenyan journalists have been harassed, intimidated and attacked by government officials, politicians and members of the public. George Ogola, a professor of media… Read more »

Kenya: Mass Protests Have a Long and Rich History - But Have Been Hijacked By the Elites

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the country. Odinga and his team have questioned… Read more »

Kenya: Pastoralists Suffer Despite Millions of Dollars Used to Protect Them From Drought - What Went Wrong?

Across the arid landscape of northern Kenya, roadside signs proclaim projects aimed at creating "resilience" among pastoralist communities. This is a region where frequent… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Police Are Violent, Unaccountable and Make Most Citizens Feel Less Safe - Should They Be Abolished?

A world without the police is inconceivable to many people. The police are viewed as part of modern society's foundation, ensuring democracy and keeping people safe. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Introduced Free Maternal Health Services a Decade Ago - It's Been a Success, Saving Lives

Maternal and newborn deaths are a major public health problem in Kenya. In 2020 the maternal mortality ratio was 530 deaths per 100,000 live births. This is much higher than the… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's First Skyscraper Closes - and Leaves a Complicated Legacy

The Hilton Hotel was one of Nairobi's first skyscrapers. The iconic cylindrical tower was opened in 1969 by President Jomo Kenyatta, six years after Kenya's independence from… Read more »

Kenya: A New Invasive Mosquito Has Been Found in Kenya - What This Means for Malaria Control

The Kenya Medical Research Institute recently detected an invasive mosquito species in Laisamis and Saku subcounties of Marsabit county in Kenya's northern region. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's President Wants Taxes to Replace Foreign Debt - Seven Ways to Get There

In the run-up to Kenya's 2022 polls, economic issues, particularly public debt and joblessness, took centre stage. The Kenya Kwanza team led by William Ruto suggested that Kenya… Read more »

Kenya: The Body Choosing Kenya's Election Commission Is Being Overhauled - How This Could Strengthen Democracy

Kenya has new rules for choosing the people who run its elections. Read more »

Kenya: George Magoha Was a Force for Better Education in Kenya. but He Had His Flaws

The death of former Kenyan education minister Professor George Magoha, 71, closes a vibrant chapter in education policymaking and leadership. It was a chapter marked by unmatched… Read more »

Kenya: A Major New Exhibition in Nairobi Reveals the History of East African Art Traditions

Mwili, Akili na Roho (Body, Mind and Spirit) - on in Nairobi, Kenya - is a major international exhibition presenting east African painters who are key players in the modernist art… Read more »

Kenya: Prisoners On Death Row Weren't Deterred By Threat of 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… Read more »

Kenya: School Reform Is Entering a New Phase in 2023 - but the Country Isn't Ready

The start of the 2023 school year in Kenya marks an important occasion: the first cohort of pupils to adopt a new curriculum in 2017 are entering junior secondary school. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Rift Valley Lakes Are Rising, Putting Thousands At Risk - We Now Know Why

The East African Rift Valley sits between the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Within it lie a series of freshwater and alkaline lakes organised like a string of pearls. Read more »

Africa: Why Cholera Continues to Threaten Many African Countries

Malawi is facing its worst cholera outbreak in two decades. The outbreak started early in 2022 and has, so far, resulted in over 18,000 cases and the loss of 750 lives. It's also… Read more »

Africa: Invasive Rats Are Changing Fish Behaviour On Coral Reefs - New Study

Coral reefs are degrading rapidly to the extent that their marine inhabitants must either adapt or die. For many animals, including reef fish, behaviour is one of the first… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya and South Africa Are Working to Address Trade Barriers - Where to Start

Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country's engagement with its other major trading partners. But in recent years, leaders of… Read more »

Kenya: Female Genital Mutilation Rates Peak During School Holidays - an Alternative Option Offers a Solution

Female genital mutilation is a practice deeply rooted in cultural traditions around the world. The World Health Organisation defines it as comprising all procedures that involve… Read more »

Kenya: Many Kenyans Have Embraced Vigilante Cops - An Ineffective Police Force Is to Blame

In March 2017, Ahmed Rashid, a Kenyan police officer, shot and killed two unarmed teenagers accused of theft. They had surrendered and were lying on the ground in a Nairobi… Read more »

Kenya: Four Essential Reads On a Year of Political Drama and Economic Hardships

The year 2022 was always going to be an eventful one. After nearly 10 years in power, President Uhuru Kenyatta was destined to leave office to make way for the winner of the August… Read more »

Kenya: A Fossil Cranium From Kenya Tells the Story of an Extinct Elephant Species

Some 4.5 million years ago, during the early Pliocene epoch, Kenya's Lake Turkana looked very different than it does today. Grasslands and open woodlands were spreading in cooler,… Read more »