Transition: Vendor shot by police in Kenyan capital dies after weeks in cabbage state

Transition: Vendor shot by police in Kenyan capital dies after weeks in cabbage state

The Kenyan man who was shot at close range by a police officer during recent protests over a blogger’s death in custody has died, his family announced on Monday evening. Family spokesperson Emily Wanjira said Boniface Kariuki died on Monday afternoon, a day after doctors at the national referral hospital...

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Re-imagining Kenya: Political unrest, justice on the streets that fuses fact and fiction to result in Daredevil’s flight from shadows

Re-imagining Kenya: Political unrest, justice on the streets that fuses fact and fiction to result in Daredevil’s flight from shadows

Kenya’s Gen Z, galvanised by social media hashtags and mobile communication, have driven two synchronised waves of resistance – from #OccupyParliament in June 2024 to renewed June 25, 2025 protests.

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Muslims clerics want Interior Minister Murkomen assigned ‘lighter duties’ ahead of planned Saba Saba protests

Muslims clerics want Interior Minister Murkomen assigned ‘lighter duties’ ahead of planned Saba Saba protests

CIPK National Chair Sheikh Abdalla Ateka said the remarks in which Murkomen was quoted as telling police officers to shoot anyone approaching a police station during demonstrations, were inappropriate and unbecoming of a senior government official.

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After clamping down on leading television stations to blackout live broadcast of protests, Kenya now says it’s committed to information access

After clamping down on leading television stations to blackout live broadcast of protests, Kenya now says it’s committed to information access

After an eventful week during which the Communication Authority of Kenya switched off signals of leading television stations to compel them to discontinue live coverage of nationwide anti-government protests, the state now says it is committed to transparency, accountability and citizen empowerment through the implementation of Access to Information Act,...

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Dorper sheep rearing takes root in Nakuru in Rift Valley as Kenya targets expanding meat market in Middle East

Dorper sheep rearing takes root in Nakuru in Rift Valley as Kenya targets expanding meat market in Middle East

Agriculture Chief Officer Newton Mwaura indicates that dorper sheep farming, especially the use of dorper rams, presents a promising opportunity for farmers in Kenya seeking a profitable and resilient livestock venture.

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Experts explain how 2030 is critical to Kenya’s economic lift-off, attainment of UN development goals

Experts explain how 2030 is critical to Kenya’s economic lift-off, attainment of UN development goals

According to Prof Jacqueline McGlade of Strathmore University, TVA is an approach that captures the full range of social, environmental and economic impacts both positive and negative of the food system activities.

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Africa 2025 International Association of Deposits Insurers conference lays emphasis on continent’s financial resilience

Africa 2025 International Association of Deposits Insurers conference lays emphasis on continent’s financial resilience

Speaking on behalf of KDIC, Board Chair Hannah Muriithi said the corporation’s mandate goes beyond mere compensation but encompasses promoting sound risk management, timely intervention, and the resolution of troubled institutions.

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UN mission in Haiti on a cliff-hanger one year after deployment of Kenyan police officers starved of personnel, funds, gear

UN mission in Haiti on a cliff-hanger one year after deployment of Kenyan police officers starved of personnel, funds, gear

In a note sent to the UN Security Council last week, Kenyan President William Ruto said 991 troops were currently deployed, mostly Kenyans but also 150 Guatemalans, 78 Salvadorans, 23 Jamaicans, six Bahamians and two Belizeans.

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Kenya’s plan for 60,000-megawatt nuclear plant in western Kenya on course as it eyes EAC electricity market

Kenya’s plan for 60,000-megawatt nuclear plant in western Kenya on course as it eyes EAC electricity market

Siaya, which is in Lake Victoria Basin, has been identified for the project because of its proximity to the lake. The site of the plant is also strategic as Kenya will export the surplus power to Uganda and other East Africa Community (EAC) countries to the west.

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Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile

Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile

The happiness of these children isn’t guaranteed now as funding cuts have affected operations here. Fewer resources and staff are available to engage the children and ensure their safety. One of the dancers, Gladis Amwony, has lived in Kakuma for eight years now. In recent years, she has started taking part in the Acholi traditional dances to keep her Ugandan roots alive.

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