By Peter Kahare

Victor Muruga (r) and his three-year-old brother Ian Kimani (l) prepare lunch from their camp at 
Mumoi farm. / Peter Kahare/IPS

RIFT VALLEY, Kenya, Jan 24 (IPS) – Six-year-old Victor Muruga points to a hole in the bush that he calls his "bedroom". "I sleep there, under that tree and my mother sleeps [...]

By Peter Kahare

A crocodile carcass on Lake Kamnarok. In the distance cows graze on the lake bed. / Peter Kahare

RIFT VALLEY, Kenya,, Jan 17 (IPS) – Several years ago, Lakes Kamnarok and Ol Bollosat in Kenya were vibrant water bodies that supported and shaped the ecosystems around them. But today they are shells of [...]

By Joshua Kyalimpa
 

Deaths from natural disasters occur much more in developing countries. / Andrew Green/IPS

DURBAN, South Africa, Nov 30 (IPS) – Managing the impact of increased disasters due to climate change will only be possible if such efforts are led by local communities, say non-governmental organisations working in climate change.
 

“We cannot use the excuse of [...]

By Miriam Gathigah

Settlers dig trenches in the Mau Forest to divert water to irrigate their illegal farm plots. / Miriam Gathigah/IPS

NAIROBI, Nov 25 (IPS) – The resettlement of evictees from Kenya’s Mau Forest remains a humanitarian and environmental concern for the country as more than 25,000 people continue to live in camps around [...]

By Protus Onyango

Deputy Chief Justice of Kenya’s Supreme Court Nancy Baraza has begun overhauling the country’s judiciary. / Protus Onyango/IPS

NAIROBI, Nov 10 (IPS) – Deputy Chief Justice of Kenya’s Supreme Court Nancy Baraza, who made history as the first woman appointed to the post, has begun overhauling the country’s judiciary.

Kenya's judicial system is often [...]

By Peter Kahare

Illegal immigrants in court in Nakuru town, Rift Valley Province. / Peter Kahare

RIFT VALLEY, Kenya, Nov 1 (IPS) – Amina Shakir (not her real name) fled the drought and famine in Somalia for a better life in Kenya. But she did so illegally, placing her faith in the hands of [...]

By Isaiah Esipisu

By 2008 the Sabaot Land Defence Force had been accused of murder and other atrocities. / Isaiah Esipisu/IPS

NAIROBI, Oct 27 (IPS) – Three years after her husband’s disappearance, Phyllis Chamnai Kipkeyo from Mount Elgon, Kenya cannot stop thinking about him. She does not know if he is dead or alive. All [...]

By Saaleha Bamjee

President of the PAP Women's Caucus, Mavis Matladi says it is more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier during conflict in Africa. / Saaleha Bamjee

MIDRAND, South Africa, Sep 30 (IPS) – African women who bear the brunt of the continent’s conflicts now demand to play a defining role in peacekeeping.

A [...]

By Peter Kahare

The Mawingu camp for internally displaced persons is a desolate place. / Peter Kahare/IPS

RIFT VALLEY, Kenya, Aug 10 (IPS) – The Mawingu camp for internally displaced persons affected by Kenya’s 2007- 2008 post-election violence is a desolate place. Located in the Rift Valley, the camp is a collection of tattered, sagging [...]

Analysis by Robbie Corey-Boulet

NAIROBI (IPS) – On its face, Kenya’s failed bid to defer International Criminal Court cases against alleged organisers of post-election violence in 2007-2008 was a story of changing positions. But to argue that either the U.S. or Africa has switched sides in the debate over the appropriate role of the ICC is too simplistic.

International Criminal Court has advised Kenya accused to refrain from inflammatory language.

The Ministry of Gender and Social Development is acting to address discrimination against people with disabilities.

2010 will go down in history as the year when the first batch of pupils to benefit from the government’s introduction of free primary education sat for their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).

The Christmas season comes with joy and merrymaking in Kenya, where preparations for the festivities are underway as people crowd the street to shop for clothes and gifts. But even as the cheer spreads all around, the situation is different for the thousands of internally displaced Kenyans (IDP’s) still living in various camps.

While some countries like Liberia can boast that they have a female President, Kenya is still grappling with allowing women room to exercise their leadership roles in Parliament and at local government level.