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 … World • 10 Sep
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 … Climate Change • 04 Sep
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 … World • 05 Aug
'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, … World • 29 Jul
Hundreds arrested following Kenya protests More than 300 people including a lawmaker had been arrested in Kenya following violent anti-government protests that left nine dead, its interior ministry has said. World • 13 Jul
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. … World • 08 Jul
At least 48 killed in road collision in western Kenya At least 48 people were killed in a road collision in Londiani, western Kenya when a lorry carrying a shipping container veered off the road … World • 01 Jul
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 … Climate • 22 Jun
Kenyan suspect in cult deaths dies after hunger strike A Kenyan man accused of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of members of a starvation cult has died after a ten-day hunger strike in … World • 21 Jun
Kenya to convert cult forest into memorial site Kenya will convert a vast coastal forest where the bodies of more than 250 people linked to a doomsday cult have been exhumed into a … World • 07 Jun
Indian firms in talks to buy Tullow's Kenya block stake Indian state-run oil exploration companies are in talks with Tullow Oil to buy a stake in the company's block in Kenya, Oil India Chairman Ranjit … Business • 25 May
Tullow Oil's partners in Kenya licences withdraw Tullow Oil said two minority partners of its licences in Kenya will withdraw from some blocks in the South Lokichar Basin, leaving the oil and … Business • 23 May
Kenyan pastor in court over cult massacre A Kenyan cult leader accused of inciting and possibly forcing his followers to starve themselves to death has appeared in court in connection with the … World • 05 May
Tear gas, arrests as Kenyan opposition stages protests Kenyan riot police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered in Nairobi this morning for a day of action called by the opposition to protest … World • 20 Mar
Kenya swears in its fifth president William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya's fifth president, a week after the Supreme Court upheld an election that dashed the hopes of the … World • 13 Sep 22
Food insecurity - on the frontline of famine in Kenya Prolonged malnutrition isn't just an urgent medical concern, it can also have life-long consequences for the children affected. World • 07 Sep 22
Ruto extends 'hand of brotherhood' as victory confirmed Kenya's president-elect William Ruto today pledged to extend "a hand of brotherhood" to his rivals after the Supreme Court upheld his victory in the 9 … World • 05 Sep 22
Kenya's Odinga mounts court challenge to poll result Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga filed a petition to the country's top court today, challenging the outcome of the 9 August election in what … World • 22 Aug 22
Kenya's Odinga says election result a 'travesty' Kenyan politician Raila Odinga rejected as a "travesty" the result of the presidential election he was declared to have lost to Deputy President William Ruto. World • 16 Aug 22
Kenya on edge as election outcome sparks protests Kenyans are braced for a potentially turbulent time ahead after the disputed outcome of the country's presidential election triggered violent protests in some areas World • 16 Aug 22
Kenyans vote amid anger over surging food, fuel prices Kenyans have voted in national elections, but turnout was unusually low amid voter apathy and frustration over surging food prices, corruption and fears of violence … World • 09 Aug 22
350,000 Somalian children at risk of death from hunger The United Nations has predicted that 350,000 children in Somalia could die from hunger by the end of the summer. World • 14 Jun 22
Conservationist Richard Leakey has died aged 77 Conservationist Richard Leakey, who spearheaded campaigns against the ivory trade to save the dwindling African elephant population, has died, the Kenyan presidency said on Sunday. … World • 03 Jan 22
Tullow Oil to focus spending on Ghana projects Tullow Oil has today reiterated its forecast for a full-year free cashflow of $100m on the back of operating cashflow of $600m as it focuses … Business • 17 Nov 21
