The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

In June 2024, many Kenyans took to the streets to protest what they believed were punitive taxes imposed by President William Ruto’s government. Though the president caved in and withdrew the contentious Finance Bill 2024, protesters are unmoved and now insist that he leave office.

Young people have taken to streets in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria amid cost of living crises and lack of jobs

Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about farming methods, market access or financial services. By 2022, there were 666 of these solutions operating on the continent, the highest number among all low- and medium-income regions.

Community members are on a campaign to get international donors to defund their government and stop rights violations.

Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 make up two-thirds of Africa’s population. The number is expected to reach 75% by 2030. They live in an environment of rapid urbanisation, high unemployment rates and poor state services. These are some of the factors that incline young people towards…

A demonstration against the president about the cost of living crisis has spread, after youth groups saw protests across the continent force a change in the law

Parasites in ponds and rivers cause female genital schistosomiasis – easily treated but rarely diagnosed. A health campaign in Kenya aims to change this

'Don't give us sympathy, give us opportunity.'

Ferdinand Omanyala’s status as Africa’s fastest man has many people believing Kenya’s push for Olympic gold medals isn’t entirely a long-distance objective

Rap/R&B songwriter Elsy Wameyo chats to Danny Turner about the themes of self-empowerment behind her debut LP, Saint Sinner

Kenya's Court of Appeal has declared the government's 2023 finance bill unconstitutional, inflicting a new blow to the government of President William Ruto who withdrew this year's finance bill after deadly protests.