21 children are dead and dozens unaccounted for in Kenya school fire
The number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to at least 21, while dozens of boys remain unaccounted for.
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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.
Kenya's president has withdrawn the controversial tax bill after deadly protests
Kenya's president axed the bill after large demonstrations, in which rights groups say police shot at protesters and more than 20 people were killed. But protesters vow to march on.
Kenya's police shoot at protesters as they storm parliament against new taxes
Several people were killed and hundreds injured as thousands of demonstrators stormed Kenya’s parliament to protest a controversial finance bill.
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.
In Kenya's flooded slums, people mourn their losses and slam their leaders
The government has declared May 10 a day of mourning to mark the deaths from disastrous floods and pledged to help. But some say the authorities aren't doing enough. And the rains keep falling.
As Kenya's flood toll rises, Human Rights Watch says officials must step up efforts
Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.
Here are 3 solutions to get blood to folks in 'blood deserts.' One is often illegal
Doctors have coined a term to describe places where blood for transfusions is not readily available: "blood deserts." When blood banks aren't around, they try different strategies to help patients.
Raising a child with autism in Kenya: Facing stigma, finding glimmers of hope
In Africa, there is a shortage of specialists and a lack of financial support for famlies who can't afford therapy. We look at how three families are coping.
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.