Kenya

Kipeto Energy, Kenya’s second-largest wind farm located in Kajiado County, has been awarded the 2024 United Nations (UN) Person of the Year Award for its contributions to climate action and sustainable development, Xinhua reported yesterday. Established by three Kenyans with…

University students in Kenya are leveraging artificial intelligence to address the alarming maternal mortality rate, which claims over 6,000 lives annually due to inadequate access to healthcare. The initiative, called Mama’s Hub, enables healthcare workers to remotely monitor pregnant women’s…

A significant fire erupted at a girls’ school in Isiolo town on Saturday, injuring several students and destroying the dormitory, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Local authorities confirmed that a rescue operation is currently underway, with police spokesperson Resla Onyango reporting…

A devastating fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri County, Kenya, has resulted in the deaths of at least 21 young children, with 25 others hospitalized, VOA reported on Saturday. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight on Friday, engulfing…

Kenyan President William Ruto announced the listing of the country’s inaugural Islamic bond, the Linzi Sukuk, on the Nairobi Securities Exchange’s Unquoted Securities Platform, Xinhua reported yesterday. This 3-billion-shilling (approximately 23 million U.S. dollars) Shariah-compliant bond is secured by residential…

The Kenyan capital, Nairobi, witnessed a massive Ashura procession, where followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, affirmed their commitment to the Cause of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and the observance of his sacred rituals. Shia Muslims in…

Kenya’s National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has reported a worsening drought crisis, with 1.9 million people in 23 arid and semi-arid counties currently in need of food aid. The situation is expected to further deteriorate between June and August. The…

Students at Dandora Secondary School in Kenya’s capital are taking matters into their own hands to combat the dangerous air pollution caused by a neighboring trash dump, VOA reported in an article published on Sunday, May 12. More than 100…

The death toll from flooding and other impacts of heavy rains in Kenya has risen to 228, Reuters reported yesterday citing the Interior Ministry. The torrential downpours have caused widespread flooding and landslides across the country in recent weeks, with…

In a somber address, Kenyan President William Ruto announced that the death toll from recent devastating floods has risen to 210, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. It quoted Ruto warning that the African nation may face its first-ever cyclone this weekend,…