Kenya

Middle East & Africa

Kenya’s president is bad news for Kenya and Africa

William Ruto’s tenure is a how-to guide for sowing cynicism about democracy

Leaders

William Ruto is taking Kenya to a dangerous place

The president’s authoritarian instincts are propelling a spiral of violence

1843 | The curse of Kenya’s long-distance runners

Kelvin Kiptum had the world at his feet. Then it all ended in an instant

Middle East & Africa

Africa’s oldest surviving Catholic church is under threat

A centuries-old chapel is a testament to Christianity’s deep roots in Africa

Middle East & Africa

Three big lawsuits against Meta in Kenya may have global implications

One was prompted by the murder of an Ethiopian professor

Middle East & Africa

Kenyan women are fed up with rampant sexual violence

A spate of horrific murders has fuelled a campaign to end femicide

Middle East & Africa

Adani’s problems in Kenya undermine Narendra Modi’s ambitions for Africa

Competing with China will now be even harder for India’s prime minister

Middle East & Africa

Why avocados are driving another sort of green economy in Kenya

A clement climate at high altitudes and an entrepreneurial spirit are giving Kenyans a fruitful future

1843 | Inside the Kenyan cult that starved itself to death

During covid-19 a preacher lured thousands of people into a remote forest. Then he told them to stop eating

1843 | How poor Kenyans became economists’ guinea pigs

Randomised controlled trials have many problems. They may still be the best tool for solving poverty

Middle East & Africa

The booze industry reveals a lot about Kenya

The politicisation of business is retarding the country’s economy

Middle East & Africa

History will complicate King Charles’s visit to Kenya

Yet the British monarch may also be able to heal some wounds