Kenya

More protests took place against the controversial tax bill that provides for tax increases that opposers claim will raise the cost of living for people already struggling to make ends meet

The 'Strengthening Early Warning and Preventive Action Systems in Kenya' initiative, financed by Italian Cooperation and implemented by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, will kick off to improve resilience against natural disasters

The ban imposed in some parts of the country on muguka, an alkaline plant variety of the popular stimulant known as khat, or miraa, has been lifted by President Ruto

Kenyan doctors have ended their 56-day strike that paralysed the public health system as an agreement was reportedly reached with the government; the issue of the remuneration of trainee doctors remains, a matter that will now be decided by a court

The reopening of schools planned for next week has been postponed until further notice by President Ruto, due to the heavy rains and flooding that killed at least 200 people and displaced over 190.000

General Francis Ogolla, Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces, died in an helicopter crash with other 9 soldiers; an investigation on the accident has been opened

The Fertilizer Finance Mechanism for Africa, a special fund of the African Development Bank Group, has launched a US$2 million credit guarantee program to increase fertilizer use by Kenyan smallholder farmers

Doctors at public hospitals have ended their 7th day of nationwide strike, accusing the government of failing to implement promises contained in the 2017 collective bargaining agreement, signed after a 100-day strike that saw people die from lack of care

Kenya's head of parliament has ordered the Ministry of Education to investigate allegations that Daystar University, a private Christian school near Nairobi, forces Muslim students to attend Christian services

During the recent recruitment of 15.000 young people for the National youth service, a kind of national guard, a group in Thika, Kiambu county, has been disqualified because of tattoos on various parts of their body

The City Hall building in Nairobi has become the first government building in Africa to be certified as a 'green building' by the World Bank's International finance corporation

Kenyan beekeepers are abandoning traditional honey harvesting to exploit the growing market for bee venom, a substance that is gaining popularity in alternative medicine, with the non-lethal extraction process revolutionising the industry