Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya 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
Africa Kenya Thousands of people, with a majority of women, took to the streets Saturday to demonstrate in the wake of recent cases of feminicide that have shocked public opinion; it was the largest movement against gender-based violence ever organised in the country
Africa Kenya Kenya will abandon the Government to Government agreement, an oil supply deal with 3 national oil exporters in the Gulf launched by President William Ruto last spring in an attempt to halt the Kenyan shilling's freefall against foreign currencies
Africa Kenya The country has embarked on its largest rhino relocation project to date and has begun the tracking, searching and relocating 21 specimens, which can weigh more than a tonne each, to a new home
Africa Kenya A recent survey found that pollution and poor air quality could worsen the condition of menstruating women; around 65% of women in the country cannot afford the basic necessities to manage their menstrual cycle
Africa Kenya Kenyan-born actress Lupita Nyong'o, 40, was chosen to chair the jury of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival, thus becoming the first black person to hold this position in the 74-year history of the Berlinale
Africa Kenya As of January, foreign visitors entering will no longer be required a visa, a move to boost tourism; the government has adopted a digital platform to ensure that all travellers entering the country are identified in advance through an electronic platform
Africa Kenya Vice President Rigathi Gachagua said the government will begin to provide full transparency on President William Ruto's foreign travels starting in January
Africa Kenya Authorities intend to privatise 35 state-owned companies and are considering opening up the capital of another 100 as the country faces liquidity problems and economic difficulties
Africa Kenya Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan holy man suspected of leading the hunger cult and being responsible for the deaths of over 400 people, was found guilty on separate charges