Victoria Amunga

Kenyan Animal Lobby Groups Campaign Against Chicken Caging

The system has been banned in Europe, out of concern for the birds’ welfare, but it is beginning to gain popularity in Africa 

Kenyan Animal Rights Groups Campaign Against Chicken Caging

Animal welfare advocates in Kenya are campaigning against the battery cage system used in commercial poultry management. Victoria Amunga reports from Kakamega, Kenya. Camera - Amos Wangwa.

Pandemic's Economic Impact in Kenya Has Driven Some to Illegal Fishing

Coast Guard has been deployed to protect lakes from poachers.

Pandemic's Economic Impact in Kenya Drives Some to Illegal Fishing

Kenyan Coast Guard has been deployed to protect lakes from poachers

Medical Aid Groups Welcome Plans by Moderna to Build Plant in Africa

Rights Groups Condemn Rwandan Court Conviction of Paul Rusesabagina

The court on Monday found Rusesabagina and 20 other suspects guilty of terrorism. Rusesabagina denies the charges, and critics say his arrest and trial did not meet international standards for justice

Pandemic Forces Kenya's Jobless Youths Onto Streets

To meet the challenge, aid groups are trying to reintegrate homeless youth through sports with the goal of keeping them out of trouble

Kenya Sets Up COVID-19 Vaccination Centers

Health officials say the number of people turning up for their vaccinations has doubled since more inoculation sites opened

Kenya Sets Up COVID-19 Vaccination Centers

Authorities hope the extra convenience will lift a vaccination rate that stands at just two percent

Kenyan Volunteers Work to Counter HIV Patients’ COVID Misinformation

The Kenya AIDS Nongovernmental Organizations Consortium, KANCO, has been hosting regular forums to educate HIV patients on preventing coronavirus infections

App Helps Kenyans with Emergencies

A Kenyan developer who was a crime victim himself created a mobile application to help people alert police about emergencies

Mobile Application Helping Kenyans with Emergencies

Called 'Upesy', meaning quick in Swahili, mobile app enables crime victims to raise alerts to police or security firms

Kenya Looks to Maintain Zero Rhino Poaching Record

Kenya's Wildlife Service says that for the first time in 21 years, not a single rhinoceros was poached in the country’s national parks in 2020

Kenya Looks to Maintain Zero Rhino Poaching Record

For the first time in 21 years, not a single rhinoceros was poached in the country's national parks last year

Gender-Based Violence Cases Quintuple in Kenya During Pandemic, Survey Finds

But activists say that stigma and fear associated with reporting abuse means the real number of cases is many times higher

Gender-Based Violence Cases Quintuple in Kenya During Pandemic

Campaigners note that stigma and fear of reporting abuse means the number of cases that go unreported is many times higher

Rights Groups Urge Kenya to Reconsider Closing Refugee Camps

The Kakuma and Dadaab camps are home to over 400,000 refugees and asylum-seekers

Kenyan Experts: Pesticides Killing Bees, Forcing Farmers to Hand-Pollinate  

Chemicals meant to kill desert locusts, and other pests, are killing off bees and other pollinating insects 

To Encourage Handwashing, Kenyan Charity Makes Vegetable Soap for the Poor

About 86% of Kenyans find it hard to access soap and running water each day, according to a UNICEF report last year

To Encourage Handwashing, Kenyan Charity Makes Vegetable Soap for the Poor

Checking the spread of the coronavirus through handwashing is a challenge in Kenya, where many people can’t afford soap.  To help, a Kenyan charity is making soap out of vegetables to hand out in city slums.  Victoria Amunga reports from Nairobi. Camera: Robert Lutta