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British ‘service person’ arrested in Kenya over rape allegation

The incident is said to have occurred last month close to the British Army Training Unit Kenya near the town Nanyuki.

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2025

The Kenyan teacher using laptop batteries to power motorbikes

As dusk settles over a high school in central Kenya, the hum of an electric motor powered by a discarded laptop battery signals a quiet revolution – led by physics teacher and inventor Paul Waweru.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2025

British soldier 'arrested in Kenya over alleged rape' near army barracks linked to murder of woman in 2012

Police have questioned the serviceman over the alleged incident, which is said to have taken place after a bar trip last month

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2025

3 things Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o taught me: language matters, stories are universal, Africa can thrive

Celebrated Kenyan writer and decolonial scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o passed away on 28 May at the age of 87. Many tributes and obituaries have appeared across the world, but we wanted to know more about Thiong'o the man and his thought processes. So we asked Charles Cantalupo, a leading scholar…

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2025

Outrage over arrest of Kenyan software developer as regional repression grows

Rose Njeri charged with breaching cybercrime law over tool for people to show opposition to proposed tax changes

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025

The women carrying the burden of Kenya’s rural healthcare on their backs

In the dim light of early morning in eastern Kenya, Lucia ties a shawl around her head, hauls a red backpack on to her shoulders and sets out on foot. The bag contains only a few essential medicines, but for the families in this remote village, it may as well…

Radio France Internationale · May 31, 2025

Death at the cross: Secret burials, ‘cult-like’ practices at Kenyan church

Recent rescue of worshippers in Migori opens wounds of 2023 Shakahola Forest ‘massacre’ during which 429 people died.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2025

Trump destroyed USAID. What happens now?

State Department records show that aid cuts have led to violence and instability around the world

Salon · May 29, 2025

Kenyans mourn African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Kenyans are reminiscing about the work of author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who died Wednesday in the U.S. They recall Ngũgĩ’s criticism of an autocratic administration, leading to his arrest and imprisonment in the 1970s

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

Choosing to be an orphan: for some Kenyan families it’s a strategy for survival

In the world of international child development and orphan care, it’s not uncommon for children with families to declare themselves orphans. In fact, this practice can be traced back to precolonial times in Kenya.

The Conversation · May 29, 2025