Demonstrators take to the streets in Kenya’s capitol over the suspicious death of a popular blogger in police custody — a flashpoint of outrage in a country still reeling from last year’s deadly crackdown on anti-tax protests.
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The women of No Sex for Fish are survivors — but their survival is precarious
A group of women in Kenya rebelled against trading sex for a fisherman’s catch to sell. They got their own boats, had success — but in past years have faced floods and now fears about HIV medications.
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan literary giant who fought colonialism, dies at 87
The Kenyan author championed local African languages and was imprisoned for his work. His name was often mentioned in discussions about the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Where’s Plumpy’Nut? A lifesaving food for malnourished kids is caught up in U.S. cuts
It’s a “ready-to-use therapeutic food” that’s had remarkable success in treating malnourished kids. The State Department says it’s still available. Factories and field workers have a different view.
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A fire at a school dormitory in Kenya kills at least 17 students
There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said, as President William Ruto called the news “devastating.”
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To protect mangroves, some Kenyans combat logging with hidden beehives
As part of a local conservation effort, beehives dot a section of coastline in Mombasa to try to deter people who chop mangroves for firewood or home construction.
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Kenya’s Samburu boys share a sacred bond. Why one teen broke with the brotherhood
After initiation rites – including circumcision – the boys leave their families to take charge of the herds, driving them high into the mountains. It’s a way of life that climate change is testing.
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Murders of women in Kenya lead to a public outcry for a law on femicide
A brutally violent series of murders of women has been documented. Thousands of Kenyans are protesting to demand government action on gender-based violence.
