Tag: Kenya
In Kenya, the march of mothers for elections without violence
To have elections without violence in Kenya is what a group of mothers who have lost their children to the police are asking for. They marched Thursday, June 23 in…
WFP must ration aid to refugees in Africa due to lack of funding
The World Food Program (WFP) is asking for 426 million dollars to be able to meet the needs of refugees, it announced on Sunday June 19, as World Refugee Day…
Kenya’s drought deprives thousands of children of schooling
As one of the consequences of the extreme drought that continues to plague Kenya – and more generally in East Africa – thousands of children are being forced to drop…
Kenya tops 2022 African Championships
The 2022 African Athletics Championships ended on June 12 in Côte d’Or on Kenya’s first place, with 23 medals including 10 gold. Ten titles that allow him to overtake South…
the Fumbua collective mobilized against infox
The presidential campaign is in full swing in Kenya and each camp is multiplying online publications. Kenyan politicians have understood this well: in a country where half of the inhabitants…
In the hustle and bustle of colonial Kenya, with Ngugi wa Thiong’o (2/2)
” Dreaming in times of war is the French title of the childhood memories of novelist and playwright Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Octogenarian, the writer restores in this first volume of…
Literature: dreaming in times of war, with the Kenyan Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1/2)
The Kenyan Ngugi wa Thiong’o is the author of an immense body of work inspired by the myths and legends of his country, but also by its political destiny from…
a suspected drug and endangered species trafficker has been arrested
He is accused of being part of a network smuggling rhino horns, elephant ivory and heroin from several African countries to the United States. Last week, the US State Department…
long-banned play by Ngugi wa Thiong’o performed again in Nairobi
It’s an event in Kenya: 45 years after it was banned, the play Ngaahika Ndeenda (I will marry when I want) is performed again in Nairobi. Very critical of the…
Kenya enters the electoral campaign, the parties pull out all the stops
This weekend, William Ruto was in a political rally in central Kenya and his competitor Raila Odinga in the west. On the first official day of the campaign, the election…