Kenya

The Kenyans saying no to motherhood and yes to sterilisation

Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News For as long as Nelly Naisula Sironka can remember she has never wanted children -…

1 month ago

Former junior world 800m champion Bett dies aged 26

Celestine Karoney BBC Sport Africa Former world under-20 athletics champion Kipyegon Bett has died aged 26 in Bomet, Kenya, following…

6 months ago

Passengers stranded after strike at main Kenya airport

Jewel Kiriungi in Nairobi & Wedaeli Chibelushi in London Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya's main airport after…

7 months ago

Robot waiters in Kenya create buzz, and concerns about what it means for human labor

By Associated Press Children giggle as young people flash their smartphones to film robots carrying plates of freshly prepared meals…

7 months ago

Kenya’s Rukia Bulle wins 2024 BBC Komla Dumor Award

Kenyan journalist Rukia Bulle has won the 2024 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. The 30-year-old, who is the ninth recipient…

8 months ago

Everyone safe after building collapses in Nairobi

A five-story building collapsed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday night leading to a major rescue operation, led by the…

11 months ago

Kenya delays school reopening as flood death toll rises

The Kenyan government has postponed the reopening of schools by a week due to the ongoing floods that have killed…

11 months ago

Kenyan hospital to dispose unclaimed bodies of 475 babies

https://bbc.com/africalive Kenya's largest public referral hospital has announced that it will dispose hundreds of unclaimed bodies currently at its morgue…

1 year ago

HIV and forced sterilisations: How four Kenyan women found justice

By Dorcas Wangira Africa health correspondent, BBC News, Nairobi Four women living with HIV in Kenya have each been awarded…

1 year ago

Kenyan baby stealer convicted after BBC expose

Image caption, Fred Leparan (left) was convicted after attempting to sell a baby boy to an undercover reporter By Joel Gunter…

2 years ago