Kenya

In Kenya, a protest movement spearheaded by Gen Z is taking on the political elite. 75% of the population is under 35.

It’s not just in Kenya where questions around formal apologies and reparations are being asked, it’s a debate happening throughout the Commonwealth. We spoke to Asif Ahmed, the former British High Commissioner to Jamaica and the Bahamas, and Carla Astaphan Chair of St Kitts & Nevis Reparations Committee, who also sits on the Caricom Reparations…

King Charles has begun his state visit to Kenya with a speech addressing some of the abuses during British Colonial rule – saying that “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” had been committed against Kenyans as they waged their struggle for independence. And, he added “for that, there can be no excuse”. The King has…

What happens to all those forced to abandon their homes and seek safety in the first safe country they get to?

In Kenya, after six days of waiting the former Deputy President William Ruto has been declared winner of a tight presidential race. 

Kenyan bomb disposal experts say they’ve safely detonated explosives left after the attack on a luxury hotel compound in Nairobi – which left 21 people dead. Nine more suspects were arrested today as the authorities vowed to bring anyone connected with the attack to justice. Five were killed at the scene, all believed to be…

An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers.

Three days after Kenya’s re-run presidential elections, the incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to declare victory. At least six people have died in unrest surrounding Thursday’s vote – which was boycotted by opposition leader Raila Odinga.  

Kenya’s election commission is postponing voting tomorrow in some of the country’s opposition strongholds over concerns about the safety of election staff. At least six people have died in violent clashes which broke out after most of the country went to the polls yesterday in a deeply divisive repeat election. Early figures suggest only about a third of…

The security was tight, the opposition absent and the turnout well down but the re-run of Kenya’s Presidential election has gone ahead. It followed the Supreme Court’s annulment of the first election in August won by President Uhuru Kenyatta because of “irregularities and illegalities”. There’ve been protests in some areas with police firing tear gas…

Kenya could be heading for political chaos tonight after the Opposition leader called for a ‘resistance movement’ to refuse to vote just hours ahead of tomorrow’s re-run of the Presidential election. Earlier, its Supreme Court had said it couldn’t rule on a petition to delay the election process because not enough judges turned up. Human…

Millions of Kenyans have gone to the polls today to vote for a new president, many lining up before dawn. In this closely fought general election the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta is facing a strong challenge from another son of a political dynasty – Raila Odinga. It was a campaign dominated by issues like corruption,…

Muslim passengers refused to distinguish themselves from the Christians, despite the demands of militants.

The US President says violence against women and genital mutilation have “no place in the 21st century”.

US President Barack Obama says Africa is “on the move” as he makes the first presidential visit to Kenya, his father’s homeland.