Kenya

Earth News

Kenya: Millions displaced by the worst flooding in 100 years

There is no end in sight for the extreme weather.

15/12/2023

Earth News

Kenya: Maasai women are turning harmful cacti into food and bio-gas

Local farmers say the cacti now compete for critical resources, jeopardising community lands, wildlife reserves and livestock ranches.

03/11/2023

Kenya

King Charles visits Kenya as demands for colonial apology grow

Under a new King, the British Monarchy is grappling with ways to ease its relations with former colonies demanding recognition and reparation for imperial abuses.

31/10/2023

Scenes

Meet the Kenyan woman turning plastics into bricks

In partnership with Media City

"After taking that plastic waste, you can make roads. And if a kid can go to school and arrive on time through the roads I build, I'm happy."

25/09/2023

Earth News

Tax fossil fuels to fund climate action, African leaders say

The declaration says no country should ever have to choose between development aspirations and climate action.

07/09/2023

Earth News

World is 'losing the race' to meet climate goals, COP28 president says

It is just three days until the United Nations publishes the first-ever global stocktake which will assess how nations are doing in their efforts to tackle climate change.

05/09/2023

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Kenya police fire teargas at opposition protest rally

Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy on Friday as people joined anti-government protests in several cities over a harsh cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.

08/07/2023

Kenya

At least 51 people killed, 32 injured in road accident in west Kenya

A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at least 51 people, police said.

01/07/2023

Tech News

Facebook content moderators' lawsuit lifts the lid on 'torture' work

They look at horrors so others don't have to. Now Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the company over work conditions in a landmark case.

29/06/2023

Scenes

Meet the refugees improving the lives of fellow refugees in Kenya

In partnership with Media City

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19/06/2023

Nature

‘Paradise’: In the only capital city with a national wildlife park

117 km2 of green space filled with wildlife can be found just outside the centre of Kenya’s capital.

15/06/2023

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WATCH: Kenyan organisation upcycles plastics into household items

Kenyan organisation, Kibarazani Cocktail, is trying to tackle some of the country's waste problem by upcycling plastic into household items.

29/05/2023

Nature

One of the ‘world’s oldest’ lions has been killed in Kenya

Conservation groups have called the 19-year-old lion ‘a symbol of resilience and coexistence’.

15/05/2023

Kenya

Death toll from Kenyan cult could rise with 213 missing: aid groups

The death toll at a ranch in coastal Kenya, owned by a pastor accused of leading a religious cult and ordering his followers to starve themselves, has reached 90.

26/04/2023

Kenya

47 bodies found in three days amid probe into Kenya starvation cult

26 more corpses were uncovered by police in eastern Kenya on Sunday amid investigations into a cult whose leader allegedly told his followers to starve themselves in order to 'meet Jesus'.

24/04/2023

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WATCH: Muslim faithful attend Eid prayers in Kenya

The Islamic calendar is lunar and depends on the sighting of the moon, something Muslim religious authorities tend to disagree on. Ramadan sees worshippers fasting daily from dawn to sunset, ending with Eid al-Fitr celebrations.

21/04/2023

Destinations

Kenya: This East African country is a must for foodies

With a rich food heritage, Kenya is ready to put itself on the gastronomic map.

16/04/2023

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Kenyan police crack down on demonstrations

Kenyan riot police crack down on cost of living demonstrations fueled by opposition leader Raila Odinga.

20/03/2023

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WATCH: Protesters in Nairobi call for President Ruto to step down

At least one person was reportedly shot and several others were arrested when demonstrators clashed with police in Kenya's capital.

20/03/2023

Scenes

Meet the Kenyan hockey team roaring on ice

In partnership with Media City

I want to see the Kenya Ice Lions playing with other countries in Africa. I want to see us going to the Olympics, representing the Kenyan flag.

30/01/2023

Earth News

Kenyan physics teacher turns old laptops into e-bike batteries

When Kenyan physics teacher Paul Waweru’s electric motorbike stopped working, he couldn’t travel to work. Then he turned to old laptop batteries.

29/01/2023

Kenya

Lawsuit accuses Meta of inciting violence in Ethiopia

Facebook’s parent company has been accused by two Ethiopians of amplifying sectarian conflict within their country.

14/12/2022

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Building Collapses in Nairobi, killing two people

A multi-story building Collapses in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, killing two people.

17/11/2022

Work

The woman on a mission to teach young Kenyans IT skills

Nelly Cheboi, who founded TechLit Africa, upcycles old computers to open new worlds to pupils in rural Kenya.

01/11/2022

Nature

Kenya's worst drought in decades is killing endangered wildlife

The lack of rain is putting wildlife at risk but some animals are also dying at the hands of people struggling to find food.

27/09/2022

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Kenyans remember the Queen's visits to their country

In Kenya, residents of the Soy Club, where the then Princess Elizabeth II honeymooned with Prince Philip, reacted to the monarch's death.

16/09/2022