Saba Saba, meaning "seven seven" in Kiswahili, has become a rallying cry for Kenya's pro-democracy demonstrators. By 1990, Kenya had known just two leaders, despite gaining independence on December 12 ...

Kenya aims to start oil exports by 2026, promising an economic revival. Success depends on transparency, equity, and avoiding ...

Protests erupted in Kenya as citizens took to the streets on Saba Saba, demanding government accountability and President ...

Most Kenyans believe the government is too detached from ordinary citizens and want greater levels of accountability; 69% of Kenyans agree they are entitled to hold their leaders to account; 80% ...

Simmering anger against President William Ruto’s government has boiled over into clashes between protesters and the police, ...

Media's role in accountability in Kenya. ... The widespread post-election violence of 2007 and 2008 brought into sharp focus the need for reform in government and accountability systems in Kenya.

Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Kenya on Saturday condemned the excessive use of force by the police during the recent wave of anti-government protests in the country. The CSOs called for ...

Sixteen people have been killed and about 400 injured after thousands of people took to the streets in Kenya on Wednesday to protest against the government, Amnesty International Kenya has said.

There may be a silver lining to Kenya’s growing tax burden, however. Tax hikes tend to make citizens less tolerant of corruption and more demanding of accountability. This might make it even harder ...

A Kenyan activist holds a placard as protesters demonstrate against a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya on December 30, 2024. Thomas Mukoya/REUTERS ...

In Kenya, there’s growing debate about media accountability – that the media should act in the interests of the public good, and that it’s accurate, free and fair. Most of the debate has ...

Most Kenyans believe the government is too detached from ordinary citizens and want greater levels of accountability; 69% of Kenyans agree they are entitled to hold their leaders to account; 80% ...