Kenyan civic society groups meet in Nairobi to discuss proposed bill that if passed into law would help preserve and safeguard disappearing dialects
Scientists are studying the effectiveness of the serum in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi tests
Legislature ejects Zuleika Hassan who walked into the debate chamber with her five-month old baby, citing an absence of accommodations for her and her child
A new report published Wednesday by Human Rights Watch finds that police were involved in the killings of at least 21 people since August 2018
For decades, Kenya has exported avocados mainly to Europe and America. In April, Kenya signed a trade agreement with China that will see Kenyan avocados exported to the Asian country. Kenyan avocado farmers plan to increase production in hopes of tapping the huge Chinese market, although as Rael Ombuor reports, there is a requirement they will have to meet.
China made one strict requirement growers are worried will prevent them from directly exporting their produce
Justices say plant's licensing process lacked effective public participation
Kenya’s Garissa University on Tuesday marked four years since an al-Shabab militant attack claimed 148 lives, most of them students. While the Somali terrorist group has claimed assaults since then, it remains their deadliest attack inside Kenya. Rael Ombuor reports from Nairobi.
The situation is triggering public anger and a demand for long-lasting solutions
Activists in Africa and elsewhere are campaigning against penal codes that criminalize gay sex, and in many countries those laws are being overturned
Kenya's LGBT community is looking forward to a ruling that might decriminalize gay sexual relations in Kenya's constitution. The ruling, expected this month, is raising hopes for LGBT persons across the region. Rael Ombuor reports
A debate is heating up in Kenya about the number of women seeking and dying from illegal and dangerous abortions. Abortion is illegal in Kenya unless a mother's life is in danger. The pro-choice group Marie Stopes estimates about 2,600 women die each year from unsafe abortions. But some faith-based groups say women facing an unwanted pregnancy have other options. Rael Ombuor reports from Nairobi, but first we should caution this story may be disturbing to some viewers.
Most of the wounded are children
Current practices for wastewater treatment in Africa are insufficient to ensure safe water and basic sanitation for millions living in poverty. But a project in Kibera, one of the world's largest slums in Nairobi, Kenya, is trying to change that reality. The Human Needs Project has developed a recycle, re-use system for wastewater that it says could serve as a model for overcrowded slums. Rael Ombuor reports from Nairobi.
The festival screened a selection of short films about exile and identity, some produced by refugees themselves
It's the second country in Africa to establish milk banks for newborns
Northeastern Wajir County has been a frequent site of attacks by militants crossing the border from Somalia
Incidents and allegations at multiple schools have left the government scrambling to deal with the problem
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