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The 2026 Innovate4Cities Conference concludes in Nairobi with renewed commitment to turn urban climate knowledge into action (Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy)2026-06-26
Public Technologies: ) Nairobi, 25 June 2026 - The 2026 Innovate4Cities Conference (I4C26) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, after...
Officials Shut Down Kenya’s Capital to Block Protest2026-06-25
New York Times: The protest, an annual event, has become a showcase of the growing political power of Kenya’s youth. ......
Police seal off key roads in Nairobi as Kenyans march to remember protest victims2026-06-25
Business Ghana: Police in Kenya have sealed off key roads leading into central Nairobi ahead of planned nationwide protests marking two years since deadly Gen-Z-led anti-government demonstrations. Protesters say they are demanding justice for more than 80 people killed and...
Nairobi County Disaster Risk Reduction Officers Build Skills in early Action planning (Nairobi City County)2026-06-25
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Nairobi under lockdown as Gen Z protesters return to the streets2026-06-25
Independent online (SA): Kenyan police mounted a massive security operation Thursday, blocking off much of the capital in a bid to prevent protests marking two years since a landmark "Gen Z" uprising. Thousands of Kenyans took to the streets in June 2024 against economic hardship and...
Kenya: Police Block Nairobi Streets Over Planned Protest Anniversary2026-06-25
All Africa: Kenya woke to barricaded roads and a...
Police seal off key roads in Nairobi as Kenya braces for Gen Z protests2026-06-25
BBC News: Protesters demand justice for more than 80 people killed during the 2024 demonstrations and last year's anniversary protests. ......
Kenya 25 June protest: Police block key roads in Nairobi ahead of Gen Z demonstrations anniversary2026-06-25
BBC News: Protesters demand justice for more than 80 people killed during the 2024 demonstrations and last year...
Kenya: Bishops After Attack On Anglican Cathedral in Nairobi - 'Is This in the Interest ...2026-06-24
All Africa: Nairobi -- "If what we saw happen in All Saints Cathedral Nairobi is...
Kenya signs $1.2B deal with Chinese firm to expand Nairobi airport2026-06-24
Anadolu Agency: Kenya has signed a $1.2 billion agreement with a Chinese state-owned construction company to expand and modernize the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a major infrastructure project aimed at strengthening the country's position as East Africa's...
Feature: Small library shines as beacon of hope in Nairobi's Kibera slum2026-06-24
Xinhua: NAIROBI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Amid rows of iron shacks and narrow winding alleys in Kibera, one of Africa's largest urban informal settlements, a new building is drawing excited children. Inside the Amani Kibera BookHouse, some young readers sit around wooden...
Kenya signs $1.2bn deal with China to expand Nairobi airport2026-06-24
Sowetan Live: Kenya’s government has signed a 154.2-billion Kenyan shilling (R19.51bn) agreement with ChinaRoad and BridgeCorporation to expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, transport...
Play puts spotlight on Kenya’s crisis of gender-based violence2026-06-24
The Guardian: Autobiographical work Free Me aims to encourage victims to speak out in country where violence against women is rising...
Completion ceremony for Amani Kibera Book House held in Nairobi2026-06-24
Xinhua: Children read books inside the AmaniKiberaBookHouse in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on June 23, 2026. A completion ceremony for the Amani Kibera Book House, a public welfare library designed by an architectural research team from the...