Kenya’s tourism sector is taking another hit after a fresh lockdown announced last week for Nairobi and four surrounding counties due to a record surge in coronavirus infections
Almost all schools in Kenya use high-emission, wood-burning fuel to cook food for students. But a government campaign ahead of this year’s Earth Day (April 22) aims to transition schools to cleaner fuels by the end of this year
Kenya’s tea farming industry, one of the world’s largest, is facing job losses after a court in January ruled against a labor union’s attempt to ban tea leaf harvesting machines
large parts of Africa, including Kenya, the humble donkey has been under threat from poaching for allegedly magic potions. To discourage thieves, Kenya last year banned donkey slaughterhouses and this month is holding its first donkey festival to encourage their protection
Farmers in Nairobi have opened Kenya’s first produce market, selling their goods directly to customers
Scores of privately owned schools in Kenya have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some of the school buildings have been repurposed as businesses, such as providing residential housing and even one selling coffins
As the world continues to grapple with prevention education for COVID-19, a man in Kenya can be found pulling the strings. Puppeteer Michael Mutahi uses his craft to entertain and educate about the dangers of the virus and is gaining quite a following.
Members of the ethnic Shona community in Kenya are celebrating their new status as Kenyan citizens after decades of being stateless
Former Kenyan street criminal Torez Omoll managed to turn his life around and start a charity helping people where he grew up – the slums of Nairobi. COVID-19 has hit these communities hard with unemployment
The Kenyan government says COVID-19 has forced nearly two million people out of work. As Mohammed Yusuf reports from Nairobi, many Kenyans who had steady jobs are now relying on informal work to survive