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...
453 VistasKenyan 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...
329 VistasAbout 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...
286 VistasDaily 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...
296 VistasContemporary 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...
244 VistasWhile 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...
208 VistasYoung 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...
253 VistasNairobi artist Michael Soi paints subjects that he says make Kenyans "uncomfortable," - such as commercial sex workers, interracial relationships, the China-Africa pa...
252 VistasAs 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...
201 VistasThe 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...
182 VistasKenya 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...
190 VistasKenyan 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...
164 VistasThe 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...
287 VistasAt 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...
197 VistasU.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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