Kenya: Charity Sues Kenya Over Treatment of Trafficked Indian, Nepali Women

The complaint says the women were made to stay in Kenya for months and testify against their traffickers, causing them psychological harm Read more »

Kenya: Scaling Alternative Justice for Kenya's Landless Widows

The disconnect between law and practice in Kenya is impacting the property rights of widows Read more »

Kenya: What's Mine is Mine - How Rock Quarrying Fuels Land Disputes

Once worthless rocks are now big business in rural Kenya as construction booms, but the rush for rocks is also fuelling land conflicts and family divisions Read more »

Kenya: When Did You Last See an African Game Hero?

What's wrong with being a plucky hero running from demon monkeys or a glamourous model in dress up games? Players get sucked into worlds full of violence and unhealthy body images,… Read more »

Kenya: Guess the Rain - Kenya Gamifies Climate Change to Help Farmers

In the "Let it rain" challenge, farmers can take to their mobile phones to predict what day the rainy season will start Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Maps First 'Climate Atlas' to Battle Future Food Losses

Climate change is taking a toll across east Africa and increasingly erratic weather is becoming commonplace in countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Uganda and Ethiopia Read more »

Kenya: Kenyatta Pledges to End FGM By 2022 - Ahead of Global Target

Kenya's president on Tuesday promised to end female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2022, a goal women's rights campaigners said was unrealistic due to insecurity and high prevalence… Read more »

Kenya: Global Sexual Health Summit Protested By Catholics, Pro-Life Groups

The United Nations and Kenyan government on Monday came under fire on the eve a global conference on sexual and reproductive health with Christian groups claiming hosting the event… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Vows to Cut Emissions as Dirty Stoves and Fuels Kill 21,500 a Year

Cooking with fuels such as charcoal and firewood produces high levels of carbon dioxide, as well as contributing to deforestation and climate change Read more »

Kenya: Census Results a 'Big Win' for Intersex People

1,524 people said they were intersex, a figure campaigners said was low and attributed to widespread stigma and low awareness Read more »

Kenya: Men Sweeping? Women Inheriting? Rural Kenya Shakes Up Gender Roles

As farmers face greater climate change threats, loosening gender restrictions and getting men and women talking can help them stand up to the pressures Read more »

Kenya: Govt Issues Smart ID Cards to Protect Fishing and Forests

Fishing communities on Kenya's north coast will be the first to benefit from "smart" identity cards aimed at distinguishing genuine fishermen and loggers from poachers who raid… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Farmers Snap Crops With Phones to Improve Insurance Payouts

A new project is training farmers to use smartphones to chart the health of their crops, so that they are more likely to receive compensation when droughts or floods hit Read more »

Kenya: End of Statelessness in Sight for Shona As Govt Issues Birth Certificates

Happiness Kapota will remember forever the day when her children lined up in Nairobi to receive their birth certificates. Read more »

Kenya: Farmers Mix Tradition With Tech to Protect Drying Mara River

Using a new digital system, farmers can report violations of water use - and get an idea what might lie ahead for river levels Read more »

Kenya: Hi-Tech Mapping Has Good Intentions for Land Rights but Can Backfire

While documenting land data can lead to greater efficiency and increased prosperity, communities must be made aware of the risks, say experts Read more »

Kenya: 'This Is Our Home' - Kenya Islanders Demand Say in Foreign-Backed Projects

Like many African countries, Kenya has courted foreign companies to invest in transport and energy projects but residents are increasingly demanding more of a say on development… Read more »

Kenya: 'Green Gold' - Farmers Abandon Food Crops to Grow Herbal Stimulant

At this time of year, Albert Njeru's farm would usually be blanketed with shoulder-high rows of maize. Read more »

Kenya: Asian Women Trafficked to Bollywood-Style Dance Bars

Nepali beautician Sheela didn't think twice about ditching her salon job when she received a call offering seven times her salary to work as a cultural dancer at a nightclub in… Read more »

Kenya: Dried-Up Pastures Push Kenya's Maasai to Mix Cattle With Crops

As worsening drought linked to climate change damages the grazing land herders need to feed their cattle, a growing number are turning to agriculture for extra income Read more »

Kenya: As Fuel Prices Rise, Firewood Rustlers Vex Rural Kenya

Rising fossil fuel prices combined with a ban on harvesting firewood in Kenya's forests is causing the problem, officials say Read more »

Kenya: With Ball Gowns and Dance, LGBT+ Refugees in Kenya Cast Aside Woes to Celebrate

LGBT+ refugees in Kenya - some dressed in sequined ball gowns and slinky black evening dresses - cast aside their troubles on Thursday to eat lunch, dance to Congolese rumba and… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Tribe Divided Over Women's Land Rights After Landmark Ruling

Some see the ruling as a positive step toward equal access to land but others fear it undermines the traditional laws that have guided generations Read more »

Kenya: Scores of LGBT+ Refugees in Kenya Slum Face Homophobic Attacks, Eviction

Many of the more than 750 LGBT+ refugees in Kenya are forced to live in the shadows and pushed to the brink due to a lack of protection, safe housing and employment Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Rape Survivors Win Right to Abortion in Landmark Court Ruling

Campaigners say Kenya's strict abortion law has driven thousands of women and girls to unregulated clinics run by untrained medical practitioners Read more »