Tag: Kenya
Kenya: Teachers’ strike continues for second week, parents worried
In Kenya, thousands of secondary school students are still deprived of classes. The teachers’ strike entered its second week on Monday, September 2. The Kenya Union of Secondary School Teachers…
Kenya: How music supports current and past social protests
In Kenya, after the streets, the protest continues through song. A strong anti-government mobilization emerged in mid-June in the country, from the youth who demanded the withdrawal of a finance…
Kenya: Authorities temporarily break budget deadlock
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, authorized Kenyan President Ruto to temporarily maintain his taxes set out in the 2023 Finance Act, until the next court hearings. This…
Kenya: Ninety-year-old couple tie the knot after 64 years of love
There is no age limit for love, nor for marriage. In Kenya, a couple in their nineties recently proved this truth by officially sealing their union after 64 years of…
Kenya plans to push ahead again with tax reforms that ignited riots | News in brief
The new proposal includes, among other things, a tax on foods that are not considered environmentally friendly. The protest movement has already announced that the demonstrations will continue. Kenya’s new…
A statue of an Olympic champion was removed in Kenya before it was made public – the perpetrators are wanted to justice | Sport
The statue of Paris 1,500m Olympic champion Faith Kipyego was described as embarrassing and a bad joke. Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon won gold in the women’s 1,500m and silver in…
Kenya: Police attempt to crush new protests against President Ruto’s policies
In Kenya, the anti-government mobilization continues. On Thursday, August 8, demonstrators once again took to the streets to protest against President Ruto’s policies. A protest movement that has been shaking…
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet wins Olympic 5000m, Sifan Hassan takes silver
Kenyan 10,000m world record holder Beatrice Chebet was crowned 5,000m Olympic champion on Monday evening in 14 min 28 sec 56 ahead of Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, at the end of…
2023 Finance Law Cancelled by Court, New Setback for the Government
After withdrawing the 2024-2025 budget project at the end of June following strong protests in the country, the Court of Appeal annulled the 2023 public finance law on Wednesday, July…
36 members of an opposition party charged with “terrorism”
In Uganda, 36 members of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have been charged with ” terrorism “, on Monday, July 29. These opposition activists had just been expelled…