Kenyan protesters are demanding President Ruto be removed – what the law says about how that could happen: In June 2024, many Kenyans took to the streets to protest what they believed were punitive taxes imposed by President William Ruto’s government. Though the president caved in and withdrew the contentious Finance Bill 2024, protesters are …
Haiti: first Kenyan police arrive to help tackle gang violence – but the prospects for success are slim: An advance team of Kenyan special forces police have arrived in the troubled Caribbean nation of Haiti. They are part of a larger UN-backed “support” mission tasked with establishing order, pushing back the advances of criminal gangs …
South Africa’s first election was saved by a Kenyan: the fascinating story of Washington Okumu, the accidental mediator: What’s sometimes forgotten about the 26-29 April 1994 vote that installed the African National Congress (ANC) government in South Africa is that, until the last minute, it looked like violence would consume the voting process. An 11th-hour …
Mohamed Amin was a famous Kenyan photojournalist – there’s much more to his work than images of tragedy: Kenyan photojournalist Mohamed Amin (1943-1996) rose to fame for documenting the 1984 famine in neighbouring Ethiopia with powerful images of the tragedy. He also captured the Ethiopian people’s suffering during the brutal reign of Mengistu Haile Mariam. …
Le marathon en moins de 2 heures est plus proche que jamais : un scientifique montre comment le Kenyan Kiptum teste les limites de l’homme: Le dimanche 8 octobre 2023, la guerre au Moyen-Orient a plongé l’humanité dans une tourmente qui a depuis captivé l’attention internationale. Sans cela, le monde serait probablement en pleine effervescence …
Kenyan prisoners on death row weren’t deterred by the threat of the death penalty: new research findings: Kenya last executed a prisoner in 1987 but continues to hand down the death sentence. Getty Images Kenya’s last execution of a prisoner was in 1987. But the country still hosts a death row population of nearly 600. …
Al-Shabaab: sensational media reports about Kenyan terror attacks keep kids out of school: Pupils in Kenya hold prayers for victims of a 2013 terror attack in Nairobi. Joseph Kanyi/Nation Media/Gallo Images/Getty Images Sensational reporting on terror attacks in Kenya is keeping children out of school, with dire consequences for their education and their futures. That …
Would Kenyan women’s rights be safe under William Ruto? Why they might not be: William Ruto addresses his supporters during a campaign rally in Thika, Kenya, in August 2022. Ed Ram/Getty Images William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election. The final outcome, however, remains in the balance following a challenge from …
Prosecution or compensation? What Kenyan choices tell us about international justice: Supporters of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate after the ICC dropped charges against him in 2014. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images In December 2007, the Electoral Commission of Kenya announced that Mwai Kibaki had won a second five-year term as president. It was a …
The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know: Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Traditionally, political debates have been shaped by mainstream media. Kenya’s mainstream media, however, remain strongly wedded to factional ethnic and class interests. This has undermined their capacity to facilitate fair and open debate, most evidently during …
Embracing AI in 2022: What Kenyan businesses stand to gain: Artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that many people once associated with a big black box that could beat you at chess, has rapidly evolved to become the next electronic frontier. One that promises unlimited potential in its application and reach, and a solution to many …
Climate change isn’t a priority for Kenyan universities. It should be: Increased financing will enable universities in Kenya to make climate change activities a central part of curricula and research output. Peter Cade via GettyImages Universities can play a vital role in shaping change in societies. They produce knowledge through research, train future decision makers, …
Kenyan pastoralists: how changing livestock markets could reduce conflict: Livestock buyers and sellers should co-design markets to address common needs. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Over nine million Kenyans are pastoralists out of a total population of 50 million. Together they hold livestock worth over US$ 1 billion. Livestock is their source of food, health, …
ICC case against Kenyan lawyer Gicheru: it matters, but not for victims of the violence: William Ruto at the International Criminal Court in May 2013 Lex van Lieshout/AFP via Getty Images The trial of Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru began in mid February 2022 at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The charges against him relate to …
Embracing uncertainty: what Kenyan herders can teach us about living in a volatile world: Lolampa, a Turkana herder, with his goats and sheep. Samuel Derbyshire, Author provided Loura Ekaale sits down on his carved wooden stool. He sips a cup of black instant coffee, a substance he has taken to calling his “medicine” (inexplicably, he …
What’s the history of foreign troops on Kenyan soil? Here’s a brief rundown: A new US report claims that China plans to open new military bases across Africa. Getty Images The presence of foreign military personnel is rarely a hot topic in Kenya, except in rare cases of transgressions such as recent reports linking a …
Top Kenyan scientist shares the joys and challenges of creating life-saving vaccines: Rift Valley Fever virus, 3D illustration. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Professor George Warimwe should be a household name in Kenya. He’s a leading scientist who has created a life-saving vaccine against Rift Valley Fever. He is also leading policy-changing work on Yellow Fever vaccines. Warimwe …
Kenyan judges stop president’s reforms as attempt to ‘dismember’ the constitution: President Mwai Kibaki holds up Kenya's new constitution soon after promulgating it on August 27, 2010. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images The Court of Appeal of Kenya has upheld the High Court’s ruling that attempts to overhaul the country’s constitution violated its basic structures. …