Khat—the stimulant leaves and twigs of the plant Catha edulis—seemed to have secure legal status in Kenya despite being illegal elsewhere. It had been declared an official cash crop in 2016, and efforts were under way to formalize its…
Worldcoin plans to resume operations after Kenyan authorities dropped their investigation into claims of illegal data collection and transfer. This comes ten months after the East African country suspended the cryptocurrency project.
Nairobi -- The African Blogtable brings together some of the top basketball minds from across the continent to answer some of the league's most pressing questions ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season. The 2023/24 NBA season concluded on Tuesday…
Kenya saw nationwide demonstrations on Thursday against government plans to raise taxes to plug a budget deficit. Rights groups allege that police used live rounds while dispersing the protests.
Nairobi -- Azimio La Umoja has demanded the immediate resignation of Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome and Nairobi Regional Commander Adamson Bungei for failing to protect Kenyans during the anti-finance bill demonstration that…
Nairobi -- The mother of Rex Kanyike Masai, the 29-year-old man shot dead by police during Thursday's anti-Finance Bill protests, has recounted the events leading to her son's death.
A man died on the sidelines of mass demonstrations against proposed tax hikes in the Kenyan capital, police said Friday, with the mounting protest a day earlier also leaving 200 people injured. A police watchdog said it was investigating…
An investigation began Friday in Kenya into police conduct during protests against a government plan to impose new taxes, according to the country's police watchdog.