Kenya is bracing for a renewed wave of demonstrations as the country approaches the two-year anniversary of landmark youth-led protests that left dozens of people dead. Civil society groups and activists have called for fresh mobilizations, prompting security alerts and warnings of potential unrest in major urban centers. A charged anniversary The original wave of […]
Kenyan prosecutors are preparing to charge a number of students with murder in connection with a fire that tore through a dormitory at a girls’ secondary school last month, killing 16 pupils. The announcement has drawn attention to the scale of the tragedy and the unusual legal path authorities are pursuing. The fire at Utumishi
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Kenyan authorities and civil society groups are bracing for a renewed wave of Gen Z-led street protests, two years after the youth-driven movement first emerged as a defining political force in the country. Organisers say thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets in the coming days, echoing the mass mobilisations that shook
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Kenya’s Health Minister has directed an immediate halt to the construction of a United States-backed Ebola treatment facility within the country, in a move that highlights tensions between the government and its international health partners over how best to prepare for potential outbreaks of the deadly virus. The decision, announced by the minister, comes amid
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Along Kenya’s Indian Ocean shoreline, communities are confronting the slow but visible advance of the sea. Beaches that once served as buffers between the ocean and inland villages are narrowing, and in some stretches, the land itself is being swallowed by water. The growing crisis was a central focus of a major international ocean protection
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A Kenyan High Court has found a senior government minister in contempt after he allegedly defied a court order to suspend construction of a United States-funded Ebola treatment facility. The ruling marks an escalation in a legal dispute that has drawn attention to the balance between public health preparedness and judicial authority in the East
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A former Kenyan justice minister and prominent lawyer, Martha Karua, was prevented from entering Uganda, according to a regional lawyers’ body, prompting concern from legal advocates across East Africa. Karua was travelling to represent a detained Ugandan opposition figure whose case has drawn significant regional attention. Who Martha Karua was set to represent Karua had
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The 11th Our Ocean Conference drew to a close in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Friday, capping three days of discussions with a new round of pledges and partnerships aimed at protecting the world’s seas. While delegates welcomed the commitments as evidence of sustained global engagement, the recurring question hovering over the closing
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Head of Eldoret Diocese Bishop Dominick Kimengich and KTN reporter Elvis Kosgey after briefing the media about his spiritual journey from Eldoret to Mombasa County. January 20, 2026. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] One Sunday in 2013, a gunman opened fire as Bishop Dominic Kimengich was celebrating Mass in Todonyang, near the Kenya–Ethiopia border. Kimengich, newly appointed
