In communities across Kenya, peasant organizations are mobilizing to defend the right to healthy food and rejected GM crops that advance the country’s food security. In Karura, a region on the northern outskirts of Nairobi, community leaders meet with local peasant communities to explain the implications of GMOs to small farmers, seeds introduced into the […]

Participants will explore how to conduct climate risk assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and develop adaptation strategies to bolster infrastructure resilience. On Monday, climate change experts started a four-day meeting in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to discuss strategies for scaling up climate adaptation needs for resilience infrastructure. Related:Kenya: ousted vice president denounces assassination attempts The meeting, dubbed […]

The Kenyan Senate on Thursday formally removed 59-year-old Vice President Rigathi Gachagua from office after two days of impeachment for judicial charges. Related: Kenya: Call for Inclusive Policies to Boost School Enrolment The event has been described as “unprecedented in Kenyan history”. Gachagua was charged with 11 counts, of which he was found guilty of […]

The theme for 2024 World Sight Day, “Children, love your eyes,” underscores the importance of raising awareness about vision impairment. On Friday, a report from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, stated that over 80,000 Kenyan school-going children are struggling with eye health challenges including short or […]

Since Sept. 23, Israel has conducted extensive airstrikes across Lebanon, targeting what it claims are Hezbollah positions. On Wednesday, Kenya announced it will allocate 100 million shillings (around 775,000 U.S. dollars) to support security and other agencies in evacuating its citizens trapped in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon due to the volatile situation in […]

Over 500 participants, including policymakers, industry executives, diplomats, representatives of academia and civil society, are attending the forum. On Wednesday, the third African Business and Human Rights Forum opened in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, with delegates calling for embedding the principles of equity, fairness and inclusion in the continent’s private sector. Related:Kenya: +300 Delegates […]

Gyang Demitta Chinwude, head of customs administration, cooperation, trade facilitation, and transit at the African Continental Free Trade Area, said that Africa stands at the crossroads of great opportunities. More than 300 delegates drawn from Africa’s tax revenue institutions, United Nations agencies, and Africa’s regional economic blocs are meeting in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, […]

The total of pregnant and breastfeeding women requiring treatment for acute malnutrition reached 112,401. On Monday, the country’s National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said that at least a million people in Kenya are struggling with food insecurity and in need of humanitarian assistance. Related:Kenya: Refugees & Asylum Seekers Must Surrender Travel Documents NDMA noted in […]

The launch comes at a time when WHO member states are increasingly adopting this epidemiological approach to inform health workforce policies, strategies, and investment plans. On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Health Labor Market Analysis (HLMA) support tool to assist Africa in assessing health workforce education capacity, supply, and demand. Related:Gaza: WHO […]

Burugu cautioned that failure to adhere to this directive could lead to legal repercussions. On Wednesday, Kenya mandated that all refugees and asylum seekers surrender their passports within 30 days to safeguard their status and rights under international law. Related:Kenya: Ruto Promises Another 600 Soldiers to Haiti John Burugu, commissioner for refugee affairs in the […]