March 17
Kenya: NGO Council Calls On Transport Operators to Lower Fares After Drop in Fuel Prices
The Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) council is calling on transport operators to lower their fares after the price of fuel dropped significantly during this month's pump price… Read more »
March 11
Kenya: Protecting Women When Land Inheritance Law Doesn't Work
When her husband died in 1982, Elizabeth Adega, then a young woman, fled her rural home in Kisumu's Nyando sub-county as the fight for their vast parcel of land set off. Read more »
December 16, 2023
Kenya: Rainforest Alliance to Support Kenyan Coffee to Meet Global Standards
A Non-Governmental Organization ( NGO) has partnered with some cooperative societies affiliated to Gusii Coffee farmers Cooperative Union ( GCFCU) to boost coffee production and… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Kenya: Kaluma Suffers Supreme Court Defeat in Anti-LGBTQ Suit
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Homa Bay Town lawmaker Peter Kaluma contesting decisions by the High Court and Court of Appeal allowing registration of LGBTQ lobby… Read more »
September 09, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Calls on NGOs and PBOs to Align Operations With President Ruto's Development Agenda
The Kenyan government has issued a call to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Public Benefits Organizations (PBOs) to realign their operations with the country's development… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Kenya: NGO Targets to Enlist 20,000 Youth in Kisumu to TVET Institutions
Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is targeting to enroll 20, 000 youth in Kisumu County in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the next one… Read more »
July 09, 2023
Kenya: Suspend Protest Rallies to Avoid Violence, NGO Council Urges Raila
The NGO Council of Kenya is calling on the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Coalition leadership to suspend a protest rally planned for Wednesday and give dialogue a chance. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Kenya: Mudavadi Urges International Community, Donor Groups to Support Kenyan Local Farmers
The Government has urged the international community, donor groups and development partners to commit higher purchases of relief food for refugees to local farmers. Read more »
May 25, 2023
Kenya: Be Partners in Locally-Led Interventions Not Just Financiers, Donors Told
Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) Founder and CEO Dr. Kennedy Odede has called on international aid organisations to shift their mindset from being just donors to being… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Kenya: NGO Asks State to Rethink Plans to Lease Zambian Farms for Maize Production
A non-governmental organization is appealing to the State to go slow on its plans to lease land in Zambia for purposes of growing maize. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Kenya: Catholic MPs Vow to Disband NGO Board If It Registers Gay Rights Lobby
Catholic-allied MPs have vowed to mobilize for the disbandment of NGO Board to preempt the imminent registration of a gay rights lobby group. Read more »
February 17, 2023
Africa: African Philanthropy Forum Appoints New Board Chair
African Philanthropy Forum (APF) has appointed Gbenga Oyebode as its new Board Chair. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Africa: Whistleblower Protection Legislation in Africa Still Lacking - Transparency International
Whistleblower protection legislation is still weak throughout the Sub Saharan Africa region, a newly released report by Transparency International has revealed. Read more »
December 20, 2022
Kenya: NGO, Save the Children, Unveils Sh500,000 Digital Innovation Contest
Save the Children, a humanitarian organization for children, has rolled out its first digital innovation challenge in Kenya targeting Kenya's youth and students from institutions… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Kenya: Nelly Cheboi Named CNN Hero of the Year
Nelly Cheboi, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to create computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. Read more »
November 28, 2022
Kenya: Civil Society Organisations Warn of Acute Condom Shortage
Civil society organizations advocating for better reproductive health strategies toward reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country has warned of an acute shortage of condoms… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Kenya: Kenyan NGOs Welcome Ethiopia's Warring Sides Peace Agreement
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Council of Kenya has joined peace stakeholders at the African continental level in welcoming the momentous step taken in Pretoria, South… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Kenya: President-Elect Ruto Urged to Reach Out to Kenyatta
The National Council of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) has urged President-elect William Ruto to reach out to his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta and his main rival in the just… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Kenya: NGOs Seek Review of Seed Laws Unfavorable to Small-Scale Farmers
Two non-governmental organizations are calling for a review of the existing seed law which they claimed favoured large corporations at the expense of small-scale farmers. Read more »
May 09, 2022
Kenya: Swiss NGO Launches Regional Hub in Kenya to Lead Blockchain Innovation
A Swiss non-profit,NEAR, has announced a partnership with local blockchain community, Sankore to launch a regional hub in Kenya dedicated to blockchain innovation, education, and… Read more »
May 04, 2022
Kenya: Fix Your Differences for the Sake of the Country, NGO Council Tells Kenyatta, Ruto
The NGO Council has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto to bury their political hatchet in the interest of the country following the raging war of words… Read more »