Tag: Kenya

How Kenya’s evangelical president has fallen out with churches

William Ruto, who became Kenya’s president two years ago riding on the…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

How a Ugandan opposition leader disappeared in Kenya and ended up in military court

The mysterious detention of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a…

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Toiling on a Kenyan flower farm to send fresh roses to Europe

On a moonless night in the Kenyan lakeside town of Naivasha, Anne…

Ismail Einashe Ismail Einashe

Growing a ‘word forest’: the Kenyan teacher trying to save her language from extinction

In a community centre made of glass bottles, Juliana Loshiro stands before…

 Gioia Shah Gioia Shah

How a Kenyan schoolgirl fell in love with trees

A 14-year-old girl from Kenya has achieved global fame for her efforts…

Mary Isokariari Mary Isokariari

Angry Kenyans’ comments crash Senate email address

The email address for the public to comment on laws proposed in…

I saw athlete on fire running towards me after attack, neighbour tells BBC

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find disturbing "I was…

Celestine Karoney Celestine Karoney

Kenyan and queer: how going public as gay and non-binary has led to a life of activism and optimism

When Chris Muriithi (they/them) woke up to a stream of messages and…

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Lupita Nyong’o speaks of family ordeal and condemns ‘chilling’ Kenya crackdown

Actress Lupita Nyong'o has condemned the Kenyan authorities' crackdown on huge anti-tax…

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‘Black tax’ – why some young Africans want to stop sending money back home

"Sending money back home or to your extended family is such a…