#kenya

#kenya

In June 2019, according to Q News, SC was arrested while visiting Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, on charges of "impersonation". She was taken to a women's prison and strip searched. A court ordered that she be subjected to "gender determination," which included a genital examination, hormone testing, blood sampling and radiological testing. Her medical records were later leaked to journalists.

Willis Austin Chimano of Sauti Sol wore a mask regarding his sexuality, fearing public rejection and a negative impact on the band's success, until being outed in 2018.

The family of a missing Kenyan police officer, Benedict Kuria, is frustrated over the lack of information regarding his fate following an ambush in Haiti.

The shoe-throwing incident serves as a symbolic act of defiance, reflecting bottled-up anger over high inflation, tax hikes, and worsening economic conditions.

The increased payroll taxes are one element of President William Ruto's desperate bid to raise revenue to keep the government running and pay off Kenya's staggering foreign debt.

"I was tortured and beaten up. It was too much, life there wasn't good," says Mwangi, recounting the ordeal he faced during his abduction.

"KWS rangers and response teams were swiftly mobilized and traced bloodstains leading to the Mbagathi River, where the girl's body was recovered with injuries on the lower back."