In 2013, 106 Kenyans were killed by wild animals and 520 others were injured
Hundreds of new infections of multi-drug resistance to diseases were reported; inadequate pharmaceutical policies add to the crisis
An estimated 783 million people around the world do not have access to clean, running water. But in Kenya, the growing use of water packs is providing safe drinking water to more people while reducing the number of deadly waterborne diseases. Reporter Lenny Ruvaga has details from Nairobi.
In one of Nairobi's most impoverished slums, some residents board computer bus to better future
In one of Nairobi's most impoverished slums, some residents board computer bus to better future. Lenny Ruvaga reports from Kawangware.
Eastleigh, or ‘small Mogadishu,’ is home to thousands of Somali migrants; many hope they may one day be able to return
Kenyan youth jump across the world with an eye on international recognition
The Nairobi City Council has been accused of brutality in dealing with hawkers in the Central Business District - in order to stop them from illegally selling their wares on the streets. Lenny Ruvaga has more for VOA News from the Kenyan capital.
Special task force charged with ensuring roads are kept free from those who violate drunk driving law, and authorities say it seems to be paying off
Program in Nairobi’s poor Kibera neighborhood aims to reduce maternal death rate
Report estimates 125 million girls and women have been cut in 29 countries in Africa, Middle East
Seed School Kibera in Nairobi is offering food program to provide nutrition along with early childhood education to underprivileged children
In Kibera, a large and poor informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, one school is doing more than feeding students’ minds. As Lenny Ruvaga reports from Nairobi, it also is feeding their stomachs.
Pamoja FM is a community radio station with close ties, providing a positive influence to the people who live there
EcoPost is a recycling plant that uses 100% recycled plastics to make environmentally friendly plastic lumber and other goods
The Miss Koch Initiative says it is achieving positive results in Korogocho, where underage girls as young as 15 turn to prostitution to eke out a living
Support groups in Kibera slum offer free medications, psychosocial counseling to those infected with HIV, as well as their partners, families, caregivers
In a country whose infrastructure, buildings and transit policies fail to factor in needs of the disabled, one driving school takes new approach
In East and Central Africa, there’s only one driving school that offers the disabled a chance at learning how to drive. Lenny Ruvaga has more on the story from Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
Kenyans - like Africans across the continent - are concerned, though, that if efforts to contain current Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa were to fail, that could leave their country exposed
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