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The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

Kenya cult death toll passes 300, with more exhumations planned

More than 600 people still missing, authorities say, amidd reports pastor ordered followers to starve themselves

The Guardian - UK

Kenya rewards runner Kipyegon with $35,000 and house for breaking 2 world records

Distance runner Faith Kipyegon has been given $35,000 and a house by Kenyan President William Ruto as a reward for breaking two world records in the space of a week

The Independent UK

Death toll from Kenya cult tied to pastor surpasses 300, with more exhumations planned

Authorities in Kenya say the number of people who died after a pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300

The Independent UK

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LPG is a fossil fuel. Experts explain why it's still Africa's best option for cleaner, greener cooking (for now)

Africa’s growing population desperately needs clean, modern energy in the home. Currently, more than 900 million people, 85% of the region’s population, still rely on solid biomass fuel (like wood and charcoal) and kerosene for cooking. These energy sources are highly polluting, inefficient and unsafe.

The Conversation

Kenya's budget doesn't allocate funds for new education initiatives – this will stall innovation in the country

President William Ruto’s first budget for Kenya sets no education priorities. The Finance Bill 2023 doesn’t make it clear what Kenya is trying to achieve – stronger foundational learning, technical and vocational skills, or innovation.

The Conversation

Romania recalls envoy to Kenya over racist comment

African group ‘not prepared to participate in same spaces with Dragos Viorel Tigau

The Independent UK

Who’s that busker on the streets of Nairobi? Only the world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma!

The maestro has been on a five-year mission to bring joy to the world through the music of Bach. On the final stop in Kenya last week, he took that mission outside the concert hall

The Guardian - UK

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature

The long read: The Kenyan novelist’s life and work has intersected with many of the biggest events of the past century. At 85, he reflects on his long, uncompromising life in writing

The Guardian - UK

Romania recalls ambassador who allegedly compared monkey to African diplomats

UN’s Africa group ‘not prepared to participate’ with Dragos Viorel Tigau after alleged comment in Kenya

The Guardian - UK

Tragic parents of murdered Brit tourist die days apart after 35 year fight to find killer

Julie Ward's parents were determined to expose the truth of the shocking cover-up. Now their beloved sons Bob and Tim have vowed to continue their parents’ 35 year fight for justice

Daily Mirror

Kenya's first budget under Ruto - three experts review its key points

President William Ruto’s first budget comes to the national assembly on 15 June against the backdrop of massive public debt and public disquiet over high inflation. The KSh3.663 trillion (US$26.35 billion) plan sets out priority areas of an administration that campaigned on the platform of empowering the informal sector. Many…

The Conversation

Rare footage shows massive python navigating Kenya stream

A photographer on safari in Kenya has captured rare footage showing an enormous python navigating a shallow stream.

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Naruvi Hospitals in Vellore signs MoU with Kenyan County

The Hindu

Kenya's new spy chief will lead the national intelligence service – what the job is all about

Kenya’s President William Ruto recently nominated a new national intelligence chief. Breaking with tradition, the president picked a career intelligence officer, Noordin Haji.

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France 24

300 children evacuated from orphanage in Sudan's Khartoum

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of children, some with special needs, are rescued from a Khartoum orphanage after having spent weeks stuck amid the shelling and shooting of Sudan's war. Millions have been forced from their homes in Burkina Faso and over 15,000 killed since an extremist insurgency began to hit…

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Team AMANI riders continue healing process at Unbound Gravel

Langat finishes fourth in XL 350 as Kenyan riders 'stepped up to play a role' following 2022 death of founder Sule Kangangi

The Conversation

Kenya’s opposition wants to split up the country – but secession calls seldom succeed

Kenya’s opposition politicians recently called for secession – which is the withdrawal of territory and sovereignty from part of an existing state to create a new state. Led by Raila Odinga, who received 48.8% of the presidential vote in Kenya’s 2022 election, the politicians want the country split into two…

The Independent UK

Chef Ravinder Bhogal: Vegetables are the secret to saving money

The Indian-British chef talks to Lauren Taylor about her childhood in Kenya, economical cooking and the comforting power of veg

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Everton told potential 40-goal target would be 'pumped up' by transfer

The ECHO speak to Kenyan journalist David Kwalimwa about prolific striker Michael Olunga whose name has been discussed at Everton

The Guardian - UK

‘A watershed’: Meta ordered to offer mental health care to moderators in Kenya

Trauma experienced by staff at Nairobi Facebook hub recognised in legal ruling that may have global implications

The Guardian - UK

UK government under fire for investing overseas aid in fossil fuel firms

Taxpayer’s money also going to companies found to be flouting human rights in Kenya and DRC, says Commons committee

The Independent UK

In Kenya, lions are speared to death as human-wildlife conflict worsens amid drought

Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions that wandered into his pen located near Kenya’s iconic Amboseli national park

France 24

Police clash with protesters in Kenya over tax hikes

Tensions boil over in Kenya during a protest against tax hikes, with police firing tear gas at crowds and arresting almost a dozen people during rallies. Some repoductive health campaigners in southern Africa are hoping for a change in Namibia's abortion ban which they say has forced many women to…

The Conversation

Refugee camps are at higher risk of extreme weather – new research

Around the world, climate change, violence and poverty are forcing people from their homes. The UN’s refugee agency estimated that by mid-2022, there were 103 million people displaced from their homes, compared to 90 million at the end of 2021.

Reuters

Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters marching against finance bill

Kenyan police fired tear gas near parliament on Tuesday at hundreds of people protesting a proposed finance bill that would hike taxes on fuel, housing and digital content.

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