After years of reported abuses, including beatings, rapes, and deaths, Kenyan officials are now instructing domestic workers sent to the Middle East on their rights. According to authorities,23 such incidents have been reported so far this year, most of which have occurred in Saudi Arabia
The growing cost of fuel in Kenya is affecting not only motorists, but also tens of thousands of fishermen who depend on their boats for their livelihood. The Dutch company Asobo has been renting electric engines for boats on Kenya’s side of Lake Victoria to minimise fuel consumption and claims it can’t keep up with demand
Kenya was hailed last year for implementing a law that improved access to education and work for the country’s half-million refugees ahead of plans to close refugee camps by the end of June. While some refugees in Kenya benefit from the law, others suffer obstacles such as job discrimination and inadequate educational funding
Kenyan court recently ruled that men might be granted custody of children under the age of nine, rather than the children going to their mothers automatically. In Kenya, children’s advocacy groups welcomed the historic decision as a step forward for merit-based parental custody
Kenya’s tea and flower exporters claim that global sanctions imposed by the United Nations to punish Russia for invading Ukraine have prevented millions of dollars in trade between Kenya and Russian importers. Kenyan traders are on the lookout for alternative buyers while they wait for peace
While the percentage of persons fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in Kenya has gradually increased to 19 percent, some populations, such as nomadic herders, have been more difficult to reach. As a result, Kenyan officials provided an incentive: herders who received the vaccine also received standard vaccines and medicines for their livestock
During the COVID pandemic, a community health service in Africa’s largest urban slum is assisting impoverished people in getting affordable emergency services
Tens of thousands of squatters were evicted just before the holidays to make way for a Chinese-backed expressway, according to human rights groups in Kenya
Swedish-Kenyan electric vehicle company, to deploy 3,000 electric motorcycles across Kenya and the surrounding region by 2022
Through Confucius Institute initiatives all around the world, including Africa, the Chinese government promotes Chinese language and culture. Some educators are concerned about censorship in Chinese-funded initiatives, which they believe is taking place