According to the International Coffee Organization, Kenya is Africa’s fifth-largest producer of coffee. But much like other farmers, Kenyan coffee farmers are being squeezed by climate change, price fluctuations, and now a real estate boom.
TikTok, one of the most popular applications in the world, is under growing scrutiny in Kenya over what some critics see as hate speech and explicit and obscene content. Even though millions of young Kenyans use the Chinese app for entertainment, social connections, or even to make money, an activist has petitioned parliament to ban the app.
After a series of deadly attacks by al-Shabab terrorists, hundreds of nonlocal teachers in Kenya’s northeast are demanding transfers out of the region, which is largely Muslim causing an education crisis in the country. Schools reopened August 28, but most students have not yet resumed classes.
Shelters for survivors of human trafficking are being built by the Kenyan government. Authorities say that the goal is to help victims in moving past their traumatic experiences, rebuild their lives, and prosecute human traffickers.
Scores of people have died this month in clashes between police and anti-tax protestors led by Kenya’s opposition, including a prominent boxer who was shot earlier this month in Nairobi. To honor Raphael Shigali, the 35-year-old reigning bantamweight champion of Kenya’s capital, the boxing community in that country organized an exhibition bout.
More than 100 Kenyan traders are suing the government, saying that Chinese-owned companies are illegally undercutting their prices. Many Kenyan consumers are, however, pleased with the competitive prices.
In Kenya, the number of the world’s tallest animals is declining, and giraffes are considered as endangered species. The regular killing of giraffes for their meat and the harsh effects of climate change, according to officials, result in the loss of four to five of them daily.
The Kenyan government says it has or plans to enter into labour agreements with countries in the Persian Gulf, Canada, Germany, and the United States. The agreements are meant to make it easier for Kenyans to find work abroad. However, activists of workers’ rights claim that, particularly with Gulf countries, such agreements expose employees to exploitation and abuse.
It can be difficult for girls in rural Africa, especially those with disabilities, to study STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, maths).The Action Foundation, an aid group in Kenya, helps in changing this.
According to Kenya’s health ministry, more than 5,000 youths have signed up for the digital sex education services that were introduced to help the country tackle its problem with teen pregnancies