Experts divided on whether initiative aiming to keep out al-Shabab militants is long-awaited solution or misguided effort
New Tuberculosis treatments are being introduced to more than 2,600 patients in 16 countries who are diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
Mandera Governor Ali Roba said convoy was ambushed by al-Shabab militiamen, he survived the attack unharmed but six other people were injured
UN holds International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation - practice said to affect more than 140 million girls and women globally
Each February, the U.N. holds the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation [FGM]. The practice is believed to affect more than 140 million girls and women globally. The U.N. has pledged since 2012 to eliminate FGM, and billions of dollars have been spent creating awareness of the dangers it creates. But in a remote rural district in southwest Kenya, the practice is deeply rooted, and the community doesn't shy away from what it is doing. For VOA, Mohammed Yusuf reports.
Car bombing at Mogadishu hotel kills at least 10 and wounds deputy prime minister
New parliament is exerting more independence than usual, and some say it's a bid to remain in power beyond next year
The Kenya Medical Research Institute said women using the popular birth control injection known as Depo Provera are at risk of HIV infection. After observing 228 Nairobi women using various contraceptives, researchers found that women using Depo Provera have higher levels of a chemical suspected of making them more prone to HIV infection. Mohammed Yusuf reports from the Kenyan capital.
Researchers find that women who use Depo Provera have higher levels of chemical suspected of making them prone to HIV infection
As last bank prepares to sever ties with transfer firms, aid groups say remittances, and country, endangered
Perpetrators include members of dominant clans, militias and security forces - and even African Union soldiers
Kenya adopted community policing initiative from neighboring Tanzania where it has reportedly achieved success; the Nyumba Kumi acts as a neighborhood watch team
Fearing al-Shabab terrorists, 300 educators seek transfers but get threats of firing
Kenya's slum residents lack basic services such as like running water and electricity. But that is changing as the World Bank and the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company roll out a program to allow residents to pay their water bills by mobile phone. VOA's Mohammed Yusuf reports from Nairobi.
New program being rolled out by World Bank and Nairobi Water Company is first of its kind in East Africa - means piped water for every household in Kayole
Kenya's usually popular beachside tourist destination of Mombasa is seeing a much slower holiday season this year due to fears of insecurity as the country has suffered from a string of terror attacks linked to Somali militants. Mohammed Yusuf reports for VOA on how businessmen and tourists feel about the situation.
Tourism officials estimate at least $4 million in revenue has been lost so far
Critics, some government officials tell communities dependent on leafy green stimulant to grow other crops, but farmers find it difficult to leave what they have grown for centuries
Kenyan farmers are starting to pull out fields of khat -- a leafy green plant chewed as a stimulant in the Horn of Africa and in some Arab states. More countries are banning the import and sale of the plant and six months after a British ban came into effect Kenyan farmers are finding hard to grow alternative crops. Mohammed Yusuf reports for VOA from Meru, Kenya.
Alleging organizations' links to terrorism, government seeks to tighten security following recent attacks blamed on Islamist militants
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