In the 30 years that Josephine Muthoni has lived in Nairobi's Mukuru slum, she has never had a steady supply of clean water.

Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered.

A group of Nubian women in Kenya’s largest informal settlement is using hydroponics and circular gardening to revive ...

Residents can trade discarded plastic for "green points", or credits, they can redeem for services such as drinking water, toilets, showers, laundry and even meals.

In the first of a two-part series, experts warn that without urgent action, drug-resistant infections could cause millions of ...

He was one of the most pivotal public figures in Kenya. He died this week after fighting against tribalism for decades. By Jeffrey Gettleman Jeffrey Gettleman was the Times’s East Africa bureau chief ...

Kenya's former prime minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80. Widely regarded as one of the country's most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya's ...

The regions likely to sustain long-term growth of around 7%, capable of doubling their economies every decade, are India and ...

Migration has transformed Leicester from a dull provincial market town into the vibrant capital of Asia in Britain ...

Illegally placed electrical wires that are sometimes poorly insulated, plus the dumping of fuel in storm drains, spell ...

Every day, a quiet exodus unfolds across the globe. While headlines capture the drama of political upheaval and conflicts, a more subtle yet equally profound displacement occurs. Climate change is ...

“Nairobi’s air quality is heavily affected by vehicle emissions, particularly PM2.5 particles, nitrogen oxides, and carbon ...