Kenya

Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre protests

Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.

Kenya’s police crack down on protest against US Ebola centre in Nanyuki

Protesters clash with police in Kenya as they march against a US-run Ebola quarantine centre near the town of Nanyuki.

Kenyan graduates turn to AI tools for farming as jobs dry up

Young farmers are combining traditional agriculture with mobile apps to build livelihoods in the absence of formal jobs.

Kenyan president defends US Ebola facility amid deadly protests

Kenyan President William Ruto said allowing the US to build an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya was the “right thing”.

Protesters use ‘Ebola coffin’ to rally against US quarantine centre

Demonstrators in Nairobi have carried an ‘Ebola’ coffin to protest a proposed US quarantine facility.

Two people shot dead amid Kenya protests against US Ebola quarantine centre plan

The US plan has sparked public anger and led to demonstrations near the site of the proposed treatment facility.

Kenyans protest Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens

Hundreds have protested in central Kenya against a US-funded plan to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola there.

Protesters call on Kenyan government to halt femicide crisis

Advocacy groups have given the government 40 days to intervene to deal with the plague of gender-based violence.

Kenyans protest planned US Ebola quarantine facility

Hundreds protest near the site of the planned facility, which would serve US nationals exposed to the virus.

Hundreds protest plans to quarantine US Ebola patients in Kenya

Hundreds of young demonstrators marched outside a military base in Kenya over US plans for an Ebola quarantine zone in the country.

Four killed in protests during Kenyan strikes over high fuel prices

Thousands of commuters are stranded, with key roads in the capital Nairobi largely empty due to the protests over fuel costs.

Strike over high fuel prices paralyses transport in Kenya

Key roads have remained largely empty and some schools have asked students to stay at home.

Risks and rewards in France-Kenya partnership

Nairobi's partnership with Paris has sparked criticism, with many worried Kenya's interests will be subordinated.

Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.

‘Nawi,’ Exploring Child Marriage Through the Eyes of a Gifted Girl, Wins Big at Kenyan Film Awards

Among other honors, the movie was honored with the best film, best lead actress and the audience awards.

Kenya battles to stop the 'goons and guns' as fears of political violence grow

More than 100 gangs are operating nationwide as the growing use of political thugs raises fears of election violence.

Iran war withers Kenya’s roses and strands its tea

Conflict has crushed Gulf markets and pushed up air freight and shipping costs

Kenya gives hero’s welcome to marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe

President Ruto gifts him $62,000 and a car after the runner’s aircraft receives a water cannon salute in Nairobi.

Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home

BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.

Endangered antelopes flown to Kenya from Czech zoo in 'historic homecoming'

The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.

'I jumped around the house': Sabastian Sawe's parents celebrate marathon record

Emily and Simion Sawe share their pride at the runner's historic sub-two-hour marathon win.

From super shoes to bread with honey - the man who made London Marathon history

Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe became the first person to break the two-hour barrier in an official marathon on Sunday, smashing the men's world record by 65 seconds.

Kenya’s Sawe shatters two-hour marathon barrier

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya shattered a world record at the London Marathon.

Sabastian Sawe is first person to win a marathon in under 2 hours

Kenyan athlete in ‘supershoes’ breaks world record in perfect conditions in London race

Sebastian Sawe breaks London marathon record with first run under two hours

Kenyan athlete breaks Kelvin Kiptum’s previous world record of 2:00:35; Ethiopia's Assefa retains her women's crown.

Kenya’s John Korir, Sharon Lokedi win Boston Marathon on record-breaking day

Korir broke the Boston Marathon record, finishing in 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds in the world's fifth-fastest time.

Kenya fuel prices rise sharply despite reduction in tax due to Iran war

Diesel prices rise by a record margin despite a reduction in value added tax.

Women secretly filmed, then ridiculed and abused online

Women in Kenya and Ghana tell the BBC about being approached by a Russian man who later posts videos of them without their consent.

Army chief was asked about woman 'murdered by British soldier' - his response was emphatic

The murder of Agnes Wanjiru hangs over the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).

Army chief was asked about woman 'murdered by British soldier' - his response was emphatic

The murder of Agnes Wanjiru hangs over the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).

Desperate for food, drought-stricken Kenyans turn to the gingerbread tree

Some 26 million people are "facing extreme hunger" in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, warns humanitarian organisation Oxfam.

Desperate for food, drought-stricken Kenyans turn to the gingerbread tree

Some 26 million people are "facing extreme hunger" in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, warns humanitarian organisation Oxfam.