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How Mombasa’s beach yoghurts powered a Kenyan reforestation drive

Yoghurt cups are among the most popular beach litter in Mombasa but they have become an unlikely reforesting apparatus.

Al Jazeera

William Ruto, the presidential candidate taking on Kenya's political dynasties

The recent party nomination of deputy president William Samoei Ruto as a presidential candidate sets the stage for a tight race in Kenya’s elections scheduled for early August.

The Conversation

DRC is set to become 7th member of the east Africa trading bloc: what's in it for everyone

Shortly after his controversial electoral victory in early 2019, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi sought to get his country admitted into the East African Community. Recently, the East African Community ministers recommended the DRC’s admission, a decision set to be formalised by the bloc’s…

The Conversation

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What explains food price hikes in Kenya. And what should be done

Kenyans are caught in the grip of higher food prices brought about by a combination of adverse weather, rising input costs – which have been worsened by the Ukraine war – as well as policy adjustments the government agreed to to access funding from the International Monetary Fund. The prices…

The Conversation

From message to violence: what to watch for in the media ahead of Kenya's elections

As Kenya heads towards elections, concerns about the outbreak of electoral violence tend to rise.

The Conversation

Kenya has a yellow fever outbreak: how to deal with it

On 5 March 2022, Kenya declared an outbreak of yellow fever in Isiolo County after the death of three people. More than 20 people were reported to have contracted the deadly viral disease in Isiolo in the previous month. Counties bordering Isiolo were placed in the high-risk bracket.

The Conversation

What can Kenyan herders teach us about living in a volatile world?

The effects of climate change are already being felt by the pastoral peoples of Kenya, so we should try to learn how these people are living with uncertainty, writes Samuel Derbyshire

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Osama Bin Laden's 'spokesman' back in Britain after police quiz lasting just ONE HOUR

Adel Abdel Bary was convicted after US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, which left 224 dead in 1998. However, he has now returned to Britain after a one-hour long police quiz

Daily Mirror

Boda bodas are critical to Kenya's transport system. But they've gone rogue

Kenya’s removal of import duty on motorcycles over a decade ago led to the instant creation of tens of thousands of new jobs in the transport sector, notably in the growth of motorcycle taxis, better known as boda bodas. However, the sector is also in the news for all the…

The Conversation

Thursday briefing: Britons held captive by Iran home at last

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe touches down on British soil … Russia accused of strike on theatre where civilians were sheltering … and why Kenya is flooding

The Guardian - AU

A drowning world: Kenya’s quiet slide underwater

Kenya’s great lakes are flooding, in a devastating and long-ignored environmental disaster that is displacing hundreds of thousands of people

The Guardian - UK

Edward plants Jubilee tree in Kenya close to where his mother first became Queen

The earl has travelled to the Aberdare National Park, near the Treetops hotel where Princess Elizabeth was staying in 1952.

The Independent UK

Hope for Kenya’s mountain bongos as five released into sanctuary

Rewilding programme marks the ‘most significant step’ in ensuring the critically endangered species’ survival

The Guardian - UK

Tech & Science Daily: Why AI ‘shouldn’t tackle disinformation online’

A journalist who uncovered a paid disinformation campaign on Twitter in Kenya, says social media firms mustn’t rely on AI to tackle the spread of false information online.

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

ICC case against Kenyan lawyer Gicheru: it matters, but not for victims of the violence

The trial of Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru began in mid February 2022 at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The charges against him relate to witness tampering in connection with the failed ICC case against Kenya’s then-presidential candidate William Ruto and broadcaster Joseph Sang.

The Conversation

Early pregnancy can put young women's mental health at risk: a review of African evidence

The rates of adolescent pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa are among the world’s highest. The adolescent birth rate is as high as 139 per 1,000 girls in Tanzania and 96 per 1,000 in Kenya. This is significantly higher than developed countries like Canada where the adolescent birth rate is 8 births…

Reuters

Kenya's deputy president, estranged from his boss, aims for the presidency

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto is due to be nominated on Tuesday by his new party to stand for the presidency in an August election after his public split with President Uhuru Kenyatta who is backing another candidate.

Benzinga

Hisa's Plan To Democratize Low-Cost US, Kenyan Stock Market Investing For Africans

Beyond engagement, stock markets can offer a store of value. That’s according to Erick Asuma, cofounder and CEO at Hisa Inc, Africa’s first wealth management platform that makes investing social and which launched earlier this year.

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The Guardian - UK

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins review – the brutal truth about Britain’s past

In shocking, meticulous detail, an acclaimed American historian uses ‘lost’ records from 37 former colonies to reveal the barbarity of the British empire and the hubris that fuelled it

The Conversation

How drug companies are sidestepping the WHO's technology transfer hub in Africa

Pharmaceutical company Moderna announced on 7 March 2022 that it would develop a site in Kenya to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines. The company holds much of the key intellectual property relating to the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. Due to their higher efficacy, mRNA vaccines are the preferred option in developed countries.…

The Conversation

Money, influence and heroism: the allure of political power in Kenya

In recent years, the start of Kenya’s electioneering period has often been marked by a wave of resignations by men and women seeking high office as required by law. It’s no different this year as the country prepares for another election in August 2022. Four Cabinet secretaries and at least…

Radio France Internationale

Kenyan farmers turn to organic farming for better yields

Kenyan farmer Judith Mumbua noticed that using commercial fertilizers was creating problems for both her crops and the dirt on her farm in Mwania village, eastern Kenya.

Radio France Internationale

Kenya lifts all mandatory Covid-19 restrictions

Kenya has lifted its remaining coronavirus restrictions including a ban on large indoor gatherings such as religious services and a requirement to present a negative Covid-19 test for arriving air passengers.

The Conversation

Wins, missteps and lessons: African experts reflect on two years of COVID response

On 11 March 2020, just months after the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was first identified in China, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a public health emergency of international concern. Over the next two years COVID-19 would go on to infect nearly half a billion people, killing over 6 million…

The Conversation

Embracing uncertainty: what Kenyan herders can teach us about living in a volatile world

Loura Ekaale sits down on his carved wooden stool. He sips a cup of black instant coffee, a substance he has taken to calling his “medicine” (inexplicably, he claims it helps him fall asleep). I have been making it for him each afternoon, with my small gas cooker. This has…

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