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Kenya’s contentious 2024 Finance Bill was passed at the third reading on 25 June 2024, prompting historical protests which saw protesters force their way into the Parliament buildings. President William Ruto has stated that he will not…
Nationwide demonstrations have erupted in Kenya over a controversial tax bill. The Finance Bill 2024, initially presented to parliament in May, has sparked discontent with an increase in an array of taxes and levies for Kenyans. The mass…
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The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) today announced three winners of the prestigious Knight Awards in recognition of the journalists’ exceptional impact and commitment to uncovering wrongdoing. John-Allan Namu, a reporter and…
By Owaahh In November 1999, Dr Margaret Ogola, a renowned Kenyan author and paediatrician, walked onto a podium in Geneva, Switzerland. She was there to receive an award, the World Congress of Families (WCF) Award for Humanitarian Service,…
Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also occurred in the…
A nationwide survey of 1300 Kenyans between ages 18-27 looked into the attitudes of Gen-Z towards work, how to make money and their ambitions. High internet penetration and a tough economic environment are reshaping how young Kenyans think…
Addiction is a trap, as many caught in its clutches can testify. It is a perpetual chase, with fleeting highs and enduring lows, and the more it devastates a community, the more those who abuse it seek solace in it. As a result, the…
In Kenyan law, drug traffickers and addicts receive the same punishment – a prison sentence. Some are calling for this to change, as addicts need rehabilitation that they can’t get in prison. Should drug addiction be treated as a disease?
Joseph Ogutu, University of Hohenheim Kenya once had an exceptional abundance and diversity of wildlife. But as the country’s population boomed, wildlife lost space to people, buildings, roads and agriculture. Since 1948, Kenya’s…
By Shrijan Raj Pandey On April 15, 2023, Azza Abdul-Rehman, a 22-year-old medical student at the University of Medical Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan, was sleeping after preparing the whole night for her seventh-semester final…
Arzu Abbasova & Thomas Mukhwana On 23 February 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the watchdog responsible for setting international standards on anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing (AML/CTF), put Kenya on the…
By Wambui Mwaura Doctors in Kenya’s public hospitals have gone on strike, demanding better pay, and for medical interns to be deployed. This strike comes seven years after the longest strike by medical practitioners in Kenya, which lasted…
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For about 2 years, unsuspecting farmers have bought and used a product being marketed as subsidized organic fertiliser. What did they buy? How did it affect their crops? Cynthia Gichiri, an Africa Uncensored reporter and producer, shares…
For nearly two years, a troubling scheme has been unfolding in the heart of Kenya’s agricultural landscape. Unbeknownst to many farmers, what they believed to be subsidized fertilizer was, in fact, nothing more than ordinary sand cleverly…
For nearly two years, a troubling scheme has been unfolding in the heart of Kenya’s agricultural landscape. Unbeknownst to many farmers, what they believed to be subsidized fertilizer was, in fact, nothing more than ordinary sand cleverly…
In 2023, Africa proved to be an increasingly dangerous place, both for journalists and for journalism itself. Not only were at least eight of us murdered and 67 imprisoned in this one year, with scores more threatened and harassed, but…
By ZAM reporter The Network of African Investigative Reporters and Editors, NAIRE, has issued a call to support their efforts in exposing regimes consisting of “kleptocrats who sell out resources, promote incompetence and nepotism, and…
By Tracy Anne Bonareri This piece narrates Issa Otome’s traumatic experience of “conversion therapy”, shedding light on the mental health challenges endured by survivors. The article emphasizes the prevalence of such practices, especially…
By Thomas Mukhwana (Africa Uncensored), Matthew Chapman (The Examination), and Sarah Marsh (The Guardian) Active lobbying by British American Tobacco Kenya has influenced the regulation of nicotine pouches (Velo) in the country. Through…
By Sam Munia One of Kenya’s main forests, the Ngong Forest, home to a diverse range of plants and animals, is under threat due to decades of encroachment. The forest cover has significantly reduced, putting the biodiversity of the region…
In the final episode of the premiere season of Ginger Garlic, Linda Ngari hosts Tim Mwaura, Eli Mwenda, Philip Ogola and Shiv Simani to dissect all the topics covered in this season and more. Like mentorship and men’s mental and physical…
Circumcision is almost a universal practice in Kenya with over 80% of men in the country said to have undergone the cut. For many in the country, the cut is tied to cultural practices, a mark of the transition from childhood to adulthood.…
