Kenya News » Nairobi News Kenya » Nairobi » Social: Why is Kenya cracking down on foreign traders and small retailers?
News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/why-is-kenya-cracking-down-on-foreign-traders-and-small-retailers
Published on: Sunday 06 September 2026
President Ruto says small businesses should be reserved for Kenyans as his government moves against foreign traders.
News Kenya » Nairobi » Social: Nairobi’s expansion is swallowing up rural land: new book reveals the impacts on families
News channel or source: https://www.independent.co.ug/nairobis-expansion-is-swallowing-up-rural-land-new-book-reveals-the-impacts-on-families/
Published on: Tuesday 08 September 2026
Nairobi’s transformation into a “world-class city” is both anticipated and celebrated in Kenya’s media. A new book, Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya, examines how the city ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Social: Kenya: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/01/17/kenya-submission-un-committee-economic-social-and-cultural-rights
Published on: Monday 16 January 2023
We write in advance of the 72nd pre-session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding Kenya’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Social: Through a car window in a Nairobi traffic jam, a view of global economics
News channel or source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/11/kenya-roundabouts-social-divisions/
Published on: Tuesday 10 October 2023
Kenda Mutongi is a history professor at MIT and the author of, most recently, “Matatu: A History of Popular Transportation in Nairobi.” This piece is adapted from an essay in the fall 2023 issue of ...