At least 35 civilians have been shot dead by police in Kenya this month during protests over new taxes and the rising cost of living. 27 year-old Douglas Kalasinga is thought to be one of them. Relatives say he was shot on while at work, pushing a handcart of water cans and was not taking part in demonstrations. Rasto Sakulo… Read More

Already endangered Masai giraffes are even more at risk than previously thought. According to Researchers from Penn State University in the US, a valley running between Kenya and Tanzania means the subspecies has divided into two groups which have not interbred in more than 250,000 years. So, two separate species are both at risk. Interbreeding is of great significance as it enhances… Read More

Kenya is being swamped with waste clothing from other continents, a report by the Changing Markets Foundation claims. The report, based on findings by the Kenyan environmentalist groups Wildlight and Clean Up Kenya, says that “an overwhelming volume of used-clothing shipped to Kenya is waste synthetic clothing”.  While the exporting of plastic waste is restricted under the Basel Convention, a voluntary agreement… Read More

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi is meeting with top officials in several countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Turkey. On Saturday Wang was in Nairobi and met with Kenyan president, William Ruto. On the 24 and 25 July Wang will be in Johannesburg for the 13th meeting of the BRICS group of fast-growing economies. South Africa is the current… Read More