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Police in Kenya hurl teargas at protesters against gender-based violence

Police in Kenya have hurled teargas cannisters at hundreds of protesters against gender-based violence, or femicide, in the capital, Nairobi, and arrested an unknown number of people

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Kenya Knew About Arrest Of Opposition Figure: Uganda Govt

The arrest of a Ugandan opposition figure in Kenya was carried out with the knowledge of Nairobi, a Ugandan government spokesperson told AFP Friday.

International Business Times

Kenya investigates alleged kidnapping of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye

Kenyan authorities were on Thursday investigating the alleged abduction from Nairobi of the prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye after he appeared at a military court in Kampala.

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Ugandan Opposition Figure Denies Charges In Military Court Appearance

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye faces charges after reappearing in court following a mysterious disappearance in Nairobi. Besigye's legal troubles ...

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Uganda’s Kizza Besigye ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya, taken to military court

Opposition leader’s wife says he was seized in Nairobi, is being held in Kampala and calls for his immediate release.

Al Jazeera

‘We take every opportunity to laugh’: why Kenyans are embracing standup comedy in turbulent times

New venues and a fresh wave of comedians are winning huge audiences in Nairobi and beyond

The Guardian - UK

Why people with disabilities in Nairobi are looking beyond public transport to navigate busy city

More than 2% of Kenya's population lives with a disability, and it often affects mobility

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School-leaver at 11, domestic slave at 12, gang member at 15: how a missing birth certificate derailed a life

Unable to access her documentation, Esther* found herself trapped in a spiral of abuse typical of Kenya’s child labour problem

The Guardian - UK

Most expensive! Gambia's Musa Jobarteh creates unwanted record with nightmare spell against Zimbabwe

NEW DELHI: Gambia's Musa Jobarteh on Wednesday landed on the wrong side of record books as he delivered the most expensive T20 spell ever against Zimbabwe in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B match in Nairobi.

The Times of India

This African EV Startup Is Crazy About Solar, and Wants To Prove a Point

Kenyan EV startup Roam Electric is out to prove that solar power is the future with a 3,700 adventure from Nairobi to South Africa.

RideApart

‘Coloniser’ microbes to superbugs: How antibiotic resistance behaves

As antimicrobial resistance threatens medical progress, doctors like Sylvia Omulo are looking for clues to help us heal.

Al Jazeera

At least 18 students killed in Kenya boarding school fire

President Ruto says those responsible will be ‘held to account’ for the blaze that also injured 27 pupils.

Al Jazeera

More than a dozen pupils killed in ‘devastating’ primary school fire in Kenya

At least 17 pupils have been killed and another 13 seriously injured after a fire ravaged through the dormitory of a boarding school north of Nairobi, police said Friday. An investigation has been launched into the deadly primary school blaze, and Kenya’s president has vowed that those responsible for the…

France 24

Kenyan artists reflect Gen Z hopes and frustrations in new exhibition

As young protesters in Kenya took to the streets in June to demand the government account for its spending of taxpayers’ money, the Wajukuu Art Project was opening a new exhibition in Nairobi.

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Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor

The Robot Cafe in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is creating a buzz by using preprogrammed robots to deliver food to customers

Radio France Internationale

Africa's nuclear dreams a fusion of high hopes and high hurdles

Africa’s nuclear energy ambitions face significant challenges as experts question whether the continent’s infrastructure can support such a leap. Industry leaders from the US and Africa's nuclear energy sector are meeting in Nairobi this week to discuss how to move forward.

The Conversation

How debt and taxes conspired to rob Nairobi’s slum-dwelling youth of the promise of a better life

Throughout the summer of 2024, young Kenyans have taken to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, in a series of anti-government demonstrations.

Radio France Internationale

Kenya police offer reward for escaped serial killer suspect

Kenyan police offered a cash reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest of a suspected serial killer who escaped from a Nairobi police cell.

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Suspect In Kenyan Serial Killings Escapes Police Custody

A suspect accused of killing 42 women escapes police custody in Nairobi, Kenya, leading to an ongoing investigation.

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Suspected serial killer escapes from police custody in Kenya’s Nairobi

Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, who is accused of murdering 42 women, breaks out of a police station along with 12 others.

International Business Times

Kenya 'Psychopath' Serial Killer Suspect Escapes From Custody

Kenyan police launched a major manhunt on Tuesday after a man they claim has confessed to murdering and dismembering 42 women escaped from a Nairobi police cell, along with a dozen other detainees.

Radio France Internationale

Kenyan film explores the struggles of motherhood and mental health in Africa

Poignant Kenyan short film Act of Love, screened in Nairobi this week, is on a mission to raise awareness about maternal mental health in Africa – with a special focus on postpartum depression. Inspired by a true story, the film has spent the past year touring film festivals across the…

The Guardian - UK

‘Enforced disappearances’ send a chill through Kenya’s protests

Dozens are reported as having gone missing since demonstrations began, and some have turned up dead

Radio France Internationale

Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters as new cabinet is sworn in

Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the capital Nairobi, injuring several journalists, as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of action against embattled President William Ruto.

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Art futurists go in search of micro-utopias in Nairobi

‘Hakuna Utopia? In Search of Micro-Utopias’ sees Nairobi-based art collective Kairos Futura harness visions of the future to provoke change; artist Ajax Axe tells us more

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