With 100 women killed, 7,107 injured in gender-based violence, Kenya declares femicide a security threat
Since September 2023, a staggering 7,107 cases of sexual and gender-based violence have been reported in Kenya, said Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, adding that the police inspector-general has formed a specialised unit to combat femicides – the killing of girls or women because of their gender.
Kenyan terrorism suspect detained at Guantanamo Bay for 17 years, three others released by US without charge
The transfers and the repatriation on Tuesday of a Kenyan man who’d been held at Guantanamo for 17 years without charge, come as rights groups and others push the Biden administration to end the detention of more than a dozen other men held there without charge, and amid uncertainty over the incoming Trump administration’s plans for Guantanamo.
Power supply restored after major outage hits Kenya, affects internet access
The blackout has significantly reduced internet connectivity across the country, said Netblocks, a global observatory that monitors internet access.
Fish farmers in Kakamega in western Kenya brace for hefty earnings from blue economy as fish ‘migrate’ from lakes and rivers to farms
Rising pollution in Lake Victoria waters, coupled with colonisation of the Kenya side of the lake by the water hyacinth and the longstanding dispute between Kenya and Uganda over maritime boundary, have adversely affected fish supply. The shortage makes fish farming lucrative and a more vital source of protein for more than 10 million residents in the lacustrine region.
Three protesters arrested as Kenyan police lob teargas at rights activists marching against femicide
The police did not provide statistics for earlier periods, but according to figures compiled by the Africa Data Hub collective based on media reports, there were at least 75 femicides in 2022 and 46 the year before.
World Bank cuts Kenya’s 2024 growth estimate to 4.7 per cent on fiscal challenges
Although the growth estimate for this year is lower than last year’s rate of 5.6 per cent, it will still be higher than the sub-Saharan Africa average of 3.0 per cent, the bank said.
Elections body becomes flashpoint as Kenya teeters on brink of a constitutional crisis
The commission has not met as required by law since the August 9, 2022 elections, because among other things, it lacks a chair and assistant chair, and does not have mandatory quorum to make any decision legal and binding.
Nile perch: How world’s ‘smallest war’ is fought in Kenya on world’s most densely populated island in Lake Victoria
Since 1926 official maps have shown that the island is 510 metres east of the border, putting it firmly in Kenyan waters. But Lake Victoria is, of course, the colonial era monicker for the inland sea, which has many other names in local languages and dialects. And it may be that poor or thoughtless map drawing by the colonial powers in Africa has contributed to the dispute.
Police officers in Haiti UN peacekeeping mission have been paid salaries, no resignations, says inspector-general
While some Haitians welcome them, others view the force with caution, given that the previous intervention – the UN’s 2004-2017 peacekeeping mission – was marred by allegations of sexual assault and the introduction of cholera, which killed nearly 10,000 people.
Kenya cuts base rate more than expected for third month to stimulate growth
Kenya’s inflation edged up to 2.8 per cent year-on-year in November, from 2.7 per cent a month earlier, but it remains well within the government’s preferred band of between 2.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent in the medium term.
