Long overlooked on the international arts scene, Kenya is finally gaining prestige on the world stage. Some artists can now make their living entirely from artwork and collectors are coming from aroun...
452 viewsKenyan marathon runners are world-famous. And so it should come as no surprise that foreign athletes are turning Kenya to learn their secrets. At 2,400 meters above sea level, Iten, a small town about...
327 viewsAbout 1.2 million people around the world are killed in traffic accidents every year, according to the World Health Organization. Kenya has some of the world's worst road fatality sta...
283 viewsDaily life in the slums of Nairobi is a constant struggle - with people trying to scrape together money for food, rent, and school fees. And the slums were most affected by the 2007 Kenyan post-electi...
291 viewsContemporary art in Kenya is facing challenges. Art education in schools is lacking, and the art market, dominated by tourists and expatriates, tends to stifle experimentation. Despite this, two young...
243 viewsWhile doing marine conservation projects at the Kenyan coast several years ago, one woman observed children making toys out of flip-flops that were washing up on shore. So she started a business to ma...
207 viewsYoung Kenyans facing a tough job market at home are traveling abroad for work at hotels and homes in the Middle East. While recruiters promise steady work at a good wage, the reality can be much diff...
245 viewsNairobi artist Michael Soi paints subjects that he says make Kenyans "uncomfortable," - such as commercial sex workers, interracial relationships, the China-Africa pa...
248 viewsAs Christian churches grow in size and number in Kenya, they have created a growing industry of faith healers and televangelists. Concerns are also rising that these new churches exist only to exploi...
199 viewsThe Nairobi City Council has been accused of brutality in dealing with hawkers in the Central Business District - in order to stop them from illegally selling their wares on the streets. Lenny Ruvaga...
177 viewsKenya is host to numerous refugees seeking safe haven from conflict. Immigrants from Somalia face challenges in their new lives in Kenya. Ahead of International Migrants Day (December 18) Lenny Ruva...
186 viewsKenyan 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 th...
163 viewsThe recent collapse of two buildings in Kenya's capital has raised concerns about building safety in the country. Government regulators have been making the rounds to inspect construc...
282 viewsAt a women's prison in Nairobi, Kenyan inmates are taking the law into their own hands. VOA's Gabe Joselow reports on how law classes have helped inmates launch their...
193 viewsU.S. and Kenyan officials have discussed ways to broaden counterterrorism strategies in the wake of Islamist militant attacks in East Africa. VOA State Department correspondent Pam Dockins has the st...
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