Writing in the New York Times earlier this month, Alex de Waal aptly described the way that governing many African states has become something of a mission impossible, paraphrasing the late Meles ...
After the violence, Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki issued a warning that the authorities would no longer be tolerate it. "Lives have been lost, scores of law enforcement officers and civilians ...
The protesters defied a warning by the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome that the demonstrations in Nairobi and the western city of Kisumu, an Odinga stronghold, were "illegal". The ...
CORRECTS AREA'S NAME Residents carry a man who they said was wounded in the leg by a stray bullet as he sat near his house, during clashes between police and protesters in the Mathare area of ...
Inflation in Kenya has remained stubbornly high, at an annual rate of 7.3 percent last month, while the Kenyan shilling has plummeted to record lows of around 143 to the dollar.
Even those not involved in protests have been affected: in Nairobi's Kangemi district, over 50 children had to go to hospital after a teargas cannister landed in their classroom. The Kenya Medical ...
A protester helps police move stones that had been used to barricade the Migori Kisii highway as the Anti Government protest enter its last day on July 21, 2023, [Caleb Kingwara, Standard ...
President William Ruto came to power in a narrow election victory in August 2022, making much of his relatively humble origins. He portrayed himself as the candidate of the 'hustler nation', on ...
One man was shot dead on Friday, another died overnight. Police also intervened to break up protests in the western city of Kisumu. The number of people killed in protests in Kenya rose to two ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least four protesters were injured in Kenya Wednesday as police clashed with demonstrators who are calling for the government to lower the cost of living.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government and opposition will set up a team which aims to resolve their differences, senior politicians from both sides said on Saturday, after a series of opposition ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan police official says dead bodies were planted to accuse police officers of using excessive force during recent anti-government protests, which rights groups say ...
