Opposition supporters on Wednesday blocked the main highway linking the cities of Kisumu and Kakamega, lighting bonfires
Judges rules that practice violates human rights
The attack comes barely a month after militants killed three people near the Kenya-Somalia border
Outlawed since 2001, progress is being made in ending the dangerous practice
A movie produced and directed by a German film student about a 2015 terrorist attack on a bus in Kenya has just been nominated for an Oscar. The short film Watu Wote, or Swahili for “All of Us,” tells the story of how average Kenyans resisted Al Shabab, the Somali extremist group. For VOA, Rael Ombuor has this report from Nairobi.
Watu Wote examines 2015 attack where terrorists tried to separate Muslims and Christians
Current school system is thought to leave students ill-prepared for employment
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