Kenya

June 15, 2019

New study finds no link between HIV infection and contraceptive methods

A large clinical research study conducted in four African countries found no significant difference in risk of HIV infection among women using one of three highly effective, reversible contraceptive methods.
May 26, 2019

Kenya's High Court upholds 'colonial relic' anti-homosexuality laws

Kenya’s anti-homosexuality laws are a colonial relic, first imposed by the British in 1897.
December 6, 2018

Call for Kenyan prosecuted with assistance of British authorities to receive fair hearing

A British woman kidnapped in Kenya with her husband who was killed, has called for the man accused in her ordeal to be given a fair hearing.
September 19, 2018

UN says Kenya's Lake Turkana is endangered

UNESCO added Kenya’s Lake Turkana to its World Heritage Site Endangered List in June 2018, a sign it believes the iconic lake’s survival is at risk. Experts believe it is drying up largely because of the Gibe III dam , which lies upstream in Ethiopia and was completed in 2016.
July 22, 2018

DPOs publish an open letter on the Global Disability Summit

Disabled people's organisations say the Summit is a distraction from the government's abuse of of rights in the UK.
May 21, 2018

Kenya’s journalists can now get ten years in prison for defamation

Online defamation and fake news are punishable by long jail terms under Kenya’s new Computer and Cybercrimes Act.
May 4, 2018

Education Union protests against education for profit company

The National Education Union will protest against Pearson’s investment in education-for-profit company Bridge.
April 18, 2018

World Bank 'must ensure private gain is not at public expense'

Oxfam says the World Bank should not forget its goals to “end poverty and boost shared prosperity” as it increasingly relies on the private sector to finance development.
March 30, 2018

Kenyan clergy urge citizens to reach out to each other in peace

Church leaders in Kenya have called for compassion, peace and love as they prepare to celebrate Easter.
January 19, 2018

Kenyan tribesman killed 'in the name of conservation'

A man from the Sengwer tribe has been killed by guards working for the Kenya Forestry Service. Another man was wounded. The attack follows several recent violent operations to evict Sengwer tribespeople from their land.