Kenyan basketball star Madina Okot was selected 13th overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2026 WNBA Draft, held on Monday night, April 13 2026 at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City. With this selection, Okot becomes one of the few Kenyan players to be drafted into the WNBA and the first…
Military Wives Association of Kenya (MWAK) Chair Grace Kahariri & The Family Group Foundation Chair Francis Muraya, after signing a partnership to support scholarships, vocational training, youth entrepreneurship, and environmental programmes during the graduation of 89 dependents of Kenya Army service men and women from the TVET programme by the Foundation and MWAK. NAIROBI, April…
Somali refugees in Dadaab have been pitching makeshift shelters on the outskirts of one of the camps.Photo Courtesy|© UNHCR/Charity Nzomo Families Flee Only When Survival Collapses Nairobi, Kenya, April 2, 2026 – Prolonged drought in Somalia is forcing families to flee across borders into Kenya. Humanitarian agencies warn of a growing human rights crisis. At…
In-African-culture-obese-or-overweight-is-seen-as-a-sign-of-wealth. More than one billion people worldwide are living with obesity, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In Kenya, health experts say the numbers are steadily rising as urban lifestyles, processed foods and reduced physical activity reshape how people live and eat. It is sedentary lifestyle that is widely contributing to obesity and overweight,…
Swisscontact has launched the PropelA Phase II initiative, a youth skills development programme aimed at strengthening workforce competitiveness and unlocking private sector investment in Kenya. The programme brings together industry players, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, and the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) to address youth unemployment and the growing mismatch between education…
Verto Kenya Director of Sales Mark Mwaniki (left) addresses journalists during a media roundtable in Nairobi on February 24, 2026, For more than a decade, Kenya has been celebrated as Africa’s digital payments pioneer, largely powered by the runaway success of mobile money. But industry leaders now say the country’s next leap will not be…
Global health and rights advocates are warning that the world is falling behind on its commitment to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) by 2030, even as the number of affected women and girls continues to rise. The concerns were raised during a SHE & Rights (Sexual Health with Equity & Rights) session held to mark…
Nairobi, Kenya – World Vision Kenya (WVK) joins the global community in marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), under the global theme “Towards 2030: No End to Female Genital Mutilation Without Sustained Commitment and Investment.” This day is a reminder that ending FGM is a shared responsibility that demands…
Staff-at-the-Nubian-Rights-Offices-in-Makina-Kibera. Nairobi, Kenya: One year after the government abolished the long-standing and discriminatory vetting process for national identity cards, ID registration in Kenya has become faster and more accessible. However, millions of Kenyans remain undocumented, with civil society groups warning that the legacy of decades of exclusion continues to deny many citizens their constitutional rights….
Kenyan women at a family planning clinic. Global health and human rights organisations have strongly criticised a new United States foreign aid policy that bars most aid recipients from performing or promoting abortion, “gender ideology,” or diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) activities, warning it will have devastating consequences for health systems and vulnerable populations worldwide….
