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March 20, 2024
Targeted Killings of Kenyan Women Prompt Backlash

The recent rise in killings of mainly young women in Kenya has sparked widespread condemnation and outcry from rights groups. At least 16 women have been killed since the start of the year. Reporter Juma Majanga speaks with experts in Nairobi, to find out what could be driving the killings, and the measures being put in place by Kenyan authorities to curb them.
February 28, 2024
Environmental Crisis in Focus at UN Meeting in Nairobi

The U.N. Environment Assembly, known as UNEA-6, is meeting in Nairobi this week to chart solutions to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi.
February 19, 2024
Kenyan Entrepreneur Addresses Plastic Pollution

A Kenyan company is addressing packaging, one of the world’s biggest plastic pollution challenges, by producing toxic chemical-free, composable food products from agricultural waste. VOA’s Juma Majanga has more in this file that was produced from Thika, Kenya.
February 07, 2024
Kenyan Entrepreneur Uses Indigenous Grains to Foster Environmental Sustainability

Kenyan entrepreneurs are attempting to promote the consumption of indigenous grains such as millet and sorghum, especially to younger generations who believe the food stuffs are for the poor. For more, reporter Juma Majanga filed this report.
December 21, 2023
Urban Farming Improves Food Security in Kenya

As populations swell in cities around the world, urban food security has become a growing problem. In Nairobi, urban farming technology is being used to help ease the food shortage problem. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi. Camera: Amos Wangwa
December 01, 2023
Kenya Makes Strides Towards Eradicating HIV/AIDS by 2030

Over one million people in Kenya are living with HIV as the East African nation grapples with high infection rates. Kenya, however, has seen a 78% reduction in new infections and a 57% decrease in AIDS-related deaths. Health officials say they aim to eliminate the pandemic by 2030. For VOA, Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi.
November 28, 2023
Health Report: Rheumatic Diseases on the Rise in Africa

Cases of rheumatic diseases were previously considered to be rare in Africa, but recent data has contradicted this long-held belief. Health experts attribute the trend to the changing lifestyles on the continent. Reporter Juma Majanga has this report from Nairobi, Kenya.
November 14, 2023
Kenyan Students Make Flour From Grass

Students from Kabarak University in Kenya's Rift Valley have developed a method for turning grass into flour and then fortifying it for human consumption. This new flour will be an ingredient for ugali, a staple food normally made from cornmeal. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi.
November 01, 2023
Kenyan Entrepreneur Addresses Water Shortages During Dry Seasons

As Kenya prepares for heavy rains forecasted to occur in November and December, water-harvesting and recycling technology developed by a Kenyan entrepreneur could help reduce water shortages during drier times of the year. Juma Majanga reports from Isinya, Kenya.
October 21, 2023
Kenyan Manufacturers Decry High Numbers of Chinese Imports

China remains the single leading source of imports to Kenya, accounting for over 20% of total imports, according to the country’s bureau of statistics. Many local manufacturers say the Chinese imports are hurting their bottom line. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi, Kenya. Camera: Jimmy Makhulo.
September 03, 2023
Kenyan Women Recycle Synthetic Hair Waste

Kenyan entrepreneur, Sarah Adero,is helping the East African nation better manage waste by turning recycled synthetic hair disposed by salons into door mats that she sells to generate a profit. VOA reporter Juma Majanga has more.
September 02, 2023
US Charity Helps Kenyan Herders

Water is Life Kenya, a U.S. charity with operations in Kenya, is helping herders across the East African nation by giving livestock and cash — amid a record-drought in the Horn of Africa that has profusely impacted pastoralists communities that heavily rely on animals for food and income. For more, reporter Juma Majanga produced this report from Enkong’u Narok village in Kenya.
August 27, 2023
Kenyan Innovator Turns Fish Waste into Clothing

Newtown Owino, a Kenyan innovator known for producing leather clothes from recycled fish skin, looks to sustainably manage waste on the East African nation’s Lake Victoria coast that emanates from the fish-filleting industries. For more, reporter Juma Majanga produced this report from Kisumu, Kenya.
July 15, 2023
Refugees Married to Kenyans Seek Citizenship Rights

Rights groups in Kenya are campaigning to make it easier for refugees married to Kenyans to obtain citizenship. Although the Kenyan Constitution allows foreign nationals married to Kenyans to register for citizenship after seven years of marriage, they must have residency status to apply. Juma Majanga reports from the Dadaab refugee camps.
July 01, 2023
Kenya Dadaab Overcrowding Leads to Heath Risks

Humanitarian agencies report that Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp is experiencing an influx of people due to conflict and drought in Somalia, warning of a brewing health crisis resulting from overcrowding in the East African camp. For VOA, reporter Juma Majanga produced this report from the Dadaab refugee camp.
June 26, 2023
Kenya Based Refugees Hope for US Relocation

Somali refugees are turning to Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp in search of identity documents, hoping to secure selection as part of the United States- sponsored "U.S. Refugee Admissions Program" for resettlement there. For more, reporter Juma Majanga produced this report including refugees and Kenyan authorities from the Dadaab refugee camp.
March 12, 2023
Kenya's LGBTQ Ruling Stirs Debate

NAIROBI — A ruling by Kenya's Supreme Court allowing registration of LGBTQ association has been hailed as a step forward in gay rights, though homosexual relations remain illegal in Kenya and one lawmaker is pushing a bill to increase the maximum punishment.
March 11, 2023
Report: 30% of Used Clothing in Kenya is Polluting Plastic Waste

Kenya receives an estimated 900 million pieces of used clothing every year
March 09, 2023
Kenyan LGBTQ Groups Hail Supreme Court Decision

Kenyan LGBTQ rights organizations are hailing a recent decision by the East African nation’s Supreme Court that paved way to the registration of an association protecting gay rights. Despite the Supreme Court ruling, President William Ruto’s administration still deems homosexual relations illegal and has lawmakers pushing for a bill to increase the maximum punishment for those found guilty to life in prison. For more, VOA’s Juma Majanga speaks to experts and lawmakers from the East African nation’s capital, Nairobi.
February 14, 2023
Kenyan Rose Producers Profit from Solar Power

Kenyan rose and carnation producers report that the industry is embracing the usage of solar power as a means of fighting climate change. Producers add that the switch to solar power has cut production costs, allowing them to save a minimum of $40,000 per month. For more, VOA’s Juma Majanga reports from Nakuru, Kenya.

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