Kenya together with Justified Accord partners

For two days now, a training has been going on in Kenya together with Justified Accord partners. The training takes place in Laikipia County in the central part of the country, and about 1 thousand troops from Kenya, Somalia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Djibouti, Great Britain and the United States take part in it.

The main emphasis is on developing joint actions of partners to counter terrorism by involving both ground and air components (we are talking about the bases of Djibouti and Chabel, where American UAVs are stationed).

How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in dangerJ

How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in dangerJ

Sean Avery

Lake Turkana is the world’s largest desert lake. Located in Kenya’s remote northern arid lands, it is the most saline of Africa’s great lakes, and its vast aquatic resources contribute to the livelihoods of over 300,000 people, including pastoralists, fishermen and tourism operators. Its ecology supports a host of local and migratory bird and wildlife populations.

It’s also home to unique fossil and archaeological discoveries. In 1973, Sibiloi National Park was created on the north-eastern lakeshore to conserve these remarkable discoveries that have contributed so much to our understanding of human evolution. And in 1983 and 1985, the lake’s South and Central Islands were designated national parks because of their outstanding wildlife breeding habitats, notably for the Nile crocodile.

Why Maasai women and their children go hungry

Why Maasai women and their children go hungryElizabeth Kimani-Murage

A group of Maasai women and children in Kenya. Tim Cronin/CIFOR

Food and nutrition security exists when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. In many communities in sub-Saharan Africa, food insecurity levels remain high. The latest food security and nutrition report shows that sub-Saharan Africa still has the highest prevalence of undernourishment, affecting at least 22.7% of the population. The situation is especially urgent in Eastern Africa where one-third of the population is estimated to be undernourished.

Kenya may never close Dadaab

Kenya may never close Dadaab, but its threat has exposed system failuresy Brendon J. Cannon
One of the refugee camps in Dadaab, northern Kenya, where more than 300,000 call home. EPA/Boris Roessler

When Kenya announced it would close the Dadaab refugee camp in May 2016, the world reacted with shock and recriminations. Some pointed to its commitments as a signatory to conventions protecting refugees. Others argued that Kenya must not close the camp under any circumstances.

Kenya is going to need to hold another election

Kenya is going to need to hold another election


Billy Mutai/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

In a new twist in the ongoing presidential election saga in Kenya, the country’s Supreme Court threw out the result of last month’s election and ordered a new one, on a 4-2 vote. [NYT / Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura]
This is a big win for opposition party leader Raila Odinga, who asked the court to reconsider the election results, alleging they were fraudulent. [The Guardian / Jason Burke]

Kenya’s elections are much more than just a ruthless game of thrones

Kenya’s elections are much more than just a ruthless game of thrones
AuthorsJustin WillisProfessor of History, Durham University

Gabrielle LynchProfessor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
Nic CheesemanProfessor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Despite their scepticism, Kenyan voters come out in large numbers to cast their ballots. EPA/Dai Kurokawa

The threat of controversy and unrest looms over Kenya’s elections, which will be held on 8 August. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta is ahead by a whisker in the most recent opinion poll. His main challenger, Raila Odinga, has repeatedly alleged that Kenyatta plans to rig the elections.

Kenya’s election jitters have roots in campaign financing.

Kenya’s election jitters have roots in campaign financing. It’s time to act
AuthorFaith Kiboro
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The cost of election campaigns in Kenya runs into billions of shilling. Daniel Irungu/EPA

The democratic ideal visualises a government in which supreme power is vested in the people. They exercise this power indirectly through a system of representation that allows them to elect the leaders of their choice.

Behind the conflict in central Kenya that’s costing lives and hitting tourism

Behind the conflict in central Kenya that’s costing lives and hitting tourismJennifer Bond

Lecturer in Human Geography, Charles Sturt University
Kennedy Mkutu


Many pastoralists in central Kenya lost access to their ancestral pasture lands in the early 20th century. Reuters/Siegfried Modola

Kenya to Lower Growth Forecast as Drought Cuts Food Productionby

Kenya to Lower Growth Forecast as Drought Cuts Food Productionby
Felix Njini and Paul Richardson
Growth estimate may be cut to as low as 5.5%: Rotich
Interest-rate caps constraining credit to small business

Kenya will cut its growth forecast to reflect the impact of a drought that slashed agricultural output in East Africa’s biggest economy leaving the country short of its staple food, Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich said.

Economic growth will probably be 5.7 percent this year, compared with an earlier estimate of 5.9 percent to 6 percent, Rotich said in an interview Wednesday at his office in the capital, Nairobi. The forecast may be reduced further to 5.5 percent once an assessment of the March-May rains is completed, he said.

It is time for Kenyans to stop celebrating Madaraka DayMay

It is time for Kenyans to stop celebrating Madaraka Day
AuthorSekou Toure Otondi
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Kenyans celebrate to mark Madaraka Day. Noor Khamis/Reuters

what’s behind the high stakes in Kenya’s presidential elections

Explainer: what’s behind the high stakes in Kenya’s presidential elections
Sekou Toure Otondi

After the 2007 general election, Kenya experienced its worst politically triggered ethnic violence since independence. The violence was caused by a dispute between the two main presidential candidates – Raila Odinga and his opposition Orange Democratic Movement, and Mwai Kibaki, who was defending his seat on a Party of National Unity ticket.

Kenyan voters need to resist the allure of voting for the usual suspects

Kenyan voters need to resist the allure of voting for the usual suspects
Yvonne Rowa Woods

Kenyan voters queue to cast their ballots during the 2013 general election. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Fledgling democracies in Africa tend to experience cyclical radical shifts between democratic booms and the doldrums. This suggests that the democratisation process in some parts of the continent is erratic.

Behind the conflict in central Kenya that’s costing lives and hitting tourism

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Behind the conflict in central Kenya that’s costing lives and hitting tourism
AuthorsJennifer Bond Kennedy Mkutu

Many pastoralists in central Kenya lost access to their ancestral pasture lands in the early 20th century. Reuters/Siegfried Modola

Armed pastoralist groups have, over the past few months, forcefully moved their livestock herds onto ranches or conservancies in Laikipia, central Kenya. Property has been destroyed, wildlife killed and tourists have been caught up in the clashes.