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.

Sanitation is a major challenge in the informal settlements in Nairobi and other towns. Lack of it is not just uncomfortable for households, but it also exposes the slum dwellers to the risk of ...

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, second right waving, during his tours of Kibera projects in Nairobi on 12/11/14/ which he initiated as Prime Minister. [Govedi Asutsa, Standard] On the front page ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him outsized ...

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 death of Raila Odinga, Kenya’s most enduring opposition leader and one of Africa’s most recognisable political figures, closes one of the longest and most turbulent chapters in Kenya’s political ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Presidential candidate Raila Odinga arrives to ...

Kenya is in mourning the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Odinga, affectionately known as “Baba,” passed away on October 15, 2025, while receiving medical treatment in India. He was ...

The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were discovered ...