Kenya’s ‘talking boxes’ help girls break their silence on abuse
Girls in Kenya’s biggest slum are breaking their silence about parental and sexual abuse, thanks to “talking boxes” placed in
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Kenyan schoolgirl takes her own life after ‘period shaming’
A schoolgirl in Kenya has taken her own life after allegedly being shamed in class for having her period and
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Ten-year-old girls in Kenya put on contraceptives
Some parents in Kenya are putting children as young as 10 on contraceptives in an attempt to keep them in
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The Kenyan rising star singing about life in Trump’s America
Modest and quietly spoken but with a penchant for the nattiest threads this side of the Tana River, JS Ondara
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Google honours Kenyan author
Google has honoured the late Kenyan author Margaret Atieno Ogola with a doodle on what would have been her 60th
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Kenyan Deputy President promises support for Bible translation
The Deputy President of Kenya, Dr William Ruto, has thanked Bible translation organisations ‘for your tremendous work’ and promised that
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Catching predators to protect Kenya’s children
A Kenyan police unit trained and part funded by the British authorities has begun the first ever operation in Africa
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Kenyan science teacher Peter Tabichi wins global prize
A science teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won a
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Kenyan anger over Turkana ‘starvation’ being ignored
Kenyans have accused their government of ignoring drought victims following reports that at least 10 people have died of hunger
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The flower growers worried about Brexit
As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, workers in Kenya’s flower industry are closely monitoring developments. Flowers are big
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The Doxa Project
The journey of The Doxa Project started ten years ago when I felt led to go to Kenya. I had
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Kenya coins replace leaders with animals
Kenya has dropped the images of presidents from newly minted cash coins, in what is seen as an attempt to
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Matatu ban ‘is to keep Kenyans fit’
The governor of Nairobi has claimed that a ban on public minibuses in the city centre is intended to keep
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Where World War One finally ended
A fortnight after Europe marked the 100th anniversary of the armistice that brought World War One to a close, Africa
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Kenya targets ‘fish thieves’ with new coastguard
Kenya’s president has launched the country’s first coastguard to protect and monitor its territorial waters. It will guard against illegal
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