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Why Kenya’s experiment in giving local governments the power to manage food security hasn't worked

The ability of Kenya’s 47 county governments to manage food security has been met with various challenges. These have crippled their capacity to deal with the impact of the ongoing drought, as well as resource-based and inter-communal conflicts that have left about 3.5 million people at risk of hunger. These…

The Conversation

Angella Okutoyi: From a Nairobi orphanage to the first round of Wimbledon

The 18-year-old had not played on grass until last week

The Independent UK

Leeds woman's desperate plea to help bring sick mum sleeping rough in Kenya back to the UK

Peris Newlove's mum, Rose, went back to her native Kenya in 2019 and hoped to live on her grandad's farm

Leeds Live

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The case of the incredible shrinking fritter: A report from Kenya's street stalls

Inflation — fueled by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and local issues — has made everything more expensive, including the oil used to fry street food. Here's how vendors and customers are coping.

WEKU

Workforce shortage in the sights of GROW program to bring refugees to regional NSW

A woman who came to Albury as a refugee after six years in a Kenyan camp is now coordinating a new program to help city-based refugees move to regional New South Wales.

ABC News

Endangered grey crowned cranes are losing more habitat

As Kenya’s Lake Ol’ Bolossat shrinks in size, the birds lose their nesting grounds

The Independent UK

UN Security Council Divided in Addressing Melilla Incidents

The United Nations Security Council held a closed-door session on Wednesday to discuss last week's Melilla tragedy. At least 23 migrants died trying to cross into the Spanish enclave, amid clashes with Moroccan and Spanish security forces, and 140 security personnel were injured. About 2,000 migrants tried to storm a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Pirelli content with WRC tyres after "positive" Safari Rally examination

Pirelli has no plans to make any alterations to its World Rally Championship tyres this season after it was deemed its rubber successfully tackled last weekend's Safari Rally Kenya.

Motorsport

Disinformation, mudslinging induce voter apathy in Kenyan youth

Kenya’s digitally-savvy youth are being exposed to outright disinformation and inflammatory rhetoric on social media.

Al Jazeera

Bereaved then evicted by in-laws: Kenya’s widows fight disinheritance

The law supposedly protects widowed women, but patriarchal culture and colonial-era legal influences often win out, leaving women in poverty

The Guardian - UK

Zebras, giraffes … and a cycle race through the Maasai Mara

East Africans rarely get a chance to show what they can do on two wheels. They did that in Kenya this month and the result was spectacular

The Guardian - UK

Scientists Make First Complete Genome of Desert Locust

The first high-quality genome of the desert locust -- the most destructive migratory insect in the world -- has been produced by US Department of Agriculture Research Service scientists. Genome is a set of genetic information stored in the DNA or RNA. Producing a genome requires samples with specific characteristics.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WRC Safari Rally: The Good, The Bad and a history-maker

The World Rally Championship’s visit to the Safari Rally was simply rallying at its purist. Kenya delivered a brutal, gruelling four-day slog for survival, but it was a familiar name at the top of the podium. Autosport reviews the highs, lows, turning points, close calls and heartbreak from a wild…

Autosport

The art of bribery: a closeup look at how traffic officers operate on Kenya's roads

A first-time driver on Kenyan roads is likely to think that commercial and passenger service vehicles are highly regulated. Drivers are frequently stopped by police officers, who are ubiquitous along Kenya’s highways.

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WRC legends Ogier, Loeb eyeing more outings in 2022

World Rally Championship legends Sebastien Ogier and Sebastien Loeb have set their sights on more WRC events this season following a challenging Safari Rally.

Reuters

Africa's dream of feeding China hits hard reality

Watching workers poke avocados from the treetops in an orchard owned by Kenyan agriculture firm Kakuzi, managing director Chris Flowers revels in the thought some might soon go to the crown jewel of emerging consumer markets: China.

The Independent UK

In Kenya, nearly a decade of mangrove restoration

The village of Gazi Bay on Kenya's coast, just 55 kilometers (34 miles) south of bustling Mombasa and tucked away from the country's well-trodden tourism circuit, has gained traction in recent years as a model for restoring and tending carbon-sucking mangrove trees that now crowd its bright green shoreline.

Autosport

Autosport Podcast: WRC Safari Rally review

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera added yet another accolade to his growing list of World Rally Championship achievements by winning the famous Safari Rally Kenya.

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Kenya and South Africa offer insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives

The World Bank is warning of the real danger of a massive economic downturn across the world. In a recent analysis it warned that many countries – including those in sub-Saharan Africa – will be facing economic challenges due to rising food and fuel prices.

The Guardian - UK

If it cared, TikTok could stop itself being used to stir up tribal hatred in Kenya

Ineffective moderation on the social media platform has allowed it to become a tool of malign actors, says researcher Odanga Madung

The Guardian - UK

‘You get goosebumps from the data’: hopes rise for new malaria vaccine

The disease is a leading killer of under fives across Africa. But trials for a new vaccine suggest an end to the death toll could be in sight

The Independent UK

To combat coral bleaching, Kenya turns to reef nurseries

The marine area off the coast of Kenya at Wasini Island, jointly managed by a foundation and the island’s community, has been planting over 8,000 corals a year since 2010 and placed about 800 artificial reef structures in the channel in a bid to restore Wasini’s coral gardens

Motorsport

WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera wins as Toyota scores 1-2-3-4

Kalle Rovanpera enhanced his World Rally Championship title credentials with victory at a gruelling Safari Rally Kenya, as Toyota locked out the top four positions.

The Conversation

Is eastern Africa's drought the worst in recent history? And are worse yet to come?

Large areas of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are currently in the grip of a severe drought. An estimated 16.7 million people face acute food insecurity. That’s more than the combined populations of Austria and Switzerland.

Autosport

M-Sport boss puts WRC drivers to work to help repair Safari cars

M-Sport drivers Gus Greensmith and Adrien Fourmaux were put to work by team boss Malcolm Wilson to help repair their cars following crashes at Safari Rally Kenya.

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