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Kenyan athlete Faith Kipyegon breaks her own world record in the women's 1,500 meters event at the Paris Diamond League, setting the stage for an exciting ...

Widow of Arshad Sharif to get £61,000 in compensation two years after killing

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult went on trial on Monday on charges of terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in a macabre case that shocked the world.

The lifting of a long-held ban has angered conservationists, but others argue trophy hunting can support local economies and even help protect threatened species

Critics say IMF provides loans to desperate African countries on stringent terms, disproportionately affecting the poor.

Kenyan farmers' financial security and optimism have been shaken by recent flooding

On 25 June 2024, a youth-led protest primarily composed of Gen Zs, as they are popularly referred to, stormed Kenya’s parliament. Legislators voted to pass the Finance Bill 2024 in its third and last reading ahead of presidential assent. This was the second countrywide protest over the proposed taxes in…

Kenyan police have arrested more than 270 people who, they said, were masquerading as protesters and suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies in the country. Human rights organisations denounced what they say is "excessive repression".

Police say protests were co-opted by ‘suspects’ engaging in ‘criminal activities’.

Many of the grievances of Kenya’s Gen-Z, young people who took to the streets in late June, have been palpable for years.

Kenyan police said they have arrested more than 270 people masquerading as protesters who are suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies on Tuesday.