Kagweni Micheni

Africa Reporter

Children are taught taekwondo at a class in Nairobi

Watch: How taekwondo is changing lives in Kenyan slums

In one of Nairobi's largest slums, children are learning taekwondo from a Kenyan champion. As Kagweni Micheni reports, they are also learning how to fight back, even how to survive.

World • 29 Oct 23

Kenya is one of eight countries in Africa were suicide and attempted suicide remain criminal offences

The fight to decriminalise suicide in Kenya

More than 700,000 people die due to suicide every year. On World Suicide Prevention Day, our Africa reporter Kagweni Micheni reports on the campaign to decriminalise suicide in Kenya.

World • 10 Sep 23

The Africa Climate Summit has brought heads of state, environmental experts, and policymakers together to tackle issues on the African continent

Ryan: Ireland committed to doubling adaptation finance

The Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has told delegates at the first Africa Climate Summit in Kenya that Ireland remained committed to the doubling of adaptation finance to support developing countries build resilience against the growing impacts of climate change.

Africa • 05 Sep 23

The Africa Climate Summit will address the challenges of climate change and the path forward towards a sustainable future

First Africa Climate Summit opens in Nairobi

The first Africa Climate Summit has opened in Kenya with leaders from across the continent meeting to address the challenges of climate change and carve a path toward a more sustainable future.

Climate Change • 04 Sep 23

Senator Gloria Orwoba is leading a campaign to end period poverty in Kenya

The politician fighting to end period shaming in Kenya

'Anything you can do, I can do bleeding.' This is the slogan that has come to define Senator Gloria Orwoba's campaign to reduce period shaming in Kenya.

World • 05 Aug 23

'She scolded me' - The struggle to report rape in Kenya

Tracey Doyin left her house on a grocery run in Nairobi in October 2023. Though it was a short trip she had taken many times, she was attacked, beaten, and raped by two men. She is now hoping to highlight the difficulties women in Kenya face in reporting sexual assaults.

World • 29 Jul 23

Senator Gloria Orwoba handing out free sanitary pads in Marsabit, Kenya

Women forced to strip in Kenya over dumped sanitary pad

This week, employees at a Kenyan cheese factory were told to strip after a manager found a used sanitary pad placed in an incorrect bin. The company is now working with a Kenyan politician to end period shaming.

World • 08 Jul 23

Lions have ventured into settlements in Kenya, killing cattle

Why did an angry mob spear lions to death in Kenya?

In recent years, herders in southern Kenya have lost thousands of cattle and goats to a severe drought. Now, they face a new threat from lions, who have broke into animal enclosures and killed animals.

Climate • 22 Jun 23

The UN estimates that eight million tonnes of plastic waste end up in the sea every year

Kenyan artists turn old flip flops into sculptures

World Ocean Day is celebrated today to raise awareness of the importance of the ocean and how we can treat it sustainably.

Africa • 08 Jun 23

A growing number of fashion designers and textile workers in Nairobi are trying to turn the tide on the problems caused by textile waste

Fighting the effects of fast fashion in Kenya

You don't have to go too far to see the failure of fast fashion in Kenya. Millions of items of cheap clothing end up here every year - in sprawling, stinking landfills, smouldering on open fires, clogging up waterways or washed out into the sea.

Africa • 25 May 23