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News Kenya » Social: Social dialogue promotes decent work in Kenya’s digital economy

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/social-dialogue-promotes-decent-work-kenya%E2%80%99s-digital-economy

Published on: Thursday 13 April 2023

Nairobi KENYA (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities (PROSPECTS) programme, held ...

News Kenya » Social: Kenya: Social disintegration in country touted as African “success” story

News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2008/01/keny-j08.html

Published on: Monday 07 January 2008

More than 350 are estimated to have been killed in almost two weeks of violence following the rigged presidential elections in Kenya. The total continues to rise, with no sign that a political ...

News Kenya » Social: Success or warning sign? 500,000 more Kenyans join social support programme

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/success-or-warning-sign-500-000-more-kenyans-join-social-support-programme/ar-AA2dDe2o

Published on: Monday 05 October 2026

Kenya’s Inua Jamii cash transfer programme has added 500,000 beneficiaries since 2023, bringing support to about 1.7 million vulnerable Kenyans, a growth some read as a warning rather than success.

News Kenya » Social: Social media is being misused in Kenya’s political arena. Why it’s hard to stop it

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/social-media-is-being-misused-in-kenyas-political-arena-why-its-hard-to-stop-it-177586

Published on: Tuesday 08 March 2022

The information landscape in Africa – as elsewhere in the world – has expanded exponentially over the last decade. The proliferation of platform media, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, has ...

News Kenya » Social: Kenya could become a regional hub for African social commerce

News channel or source: https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/opinion-analysis/columnists/kenya-could-become-regional-hub-for-african-social-commerce-5597692

Published on: Wednesday 16 September 2026

Kenya's e-commerce evolution may consequently be different from the traditional Western model, where consumers moved from physical shops to large online marketplaces and dedicated websites. For years, ...

News Kenya » Social: Kenya: Authorities Weaponized Social Media and Digital Tools to Suppress Gen Z Protests

News channel or source: https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/kenya-authorities-weaponized-social-media-and-digital-tools-to-suppress-gen-z-protests/

Published on: Tuesday 18 November 2025

Kenyan authorities systematically deployed technology-facilitated violence as part of a coordinated and sustained campaign to suppress Generation Z-led protests between June 2024 and July 2025 against ...

News Kenya » Social: Empowering Kenya Workers from the Informal and Rural Economy on Inclusive Social Protection

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/article/empowering-kenya-workers-informal-and-rural-economy-inclusive-social

Published on: Sunday 15 September 2024

The workshop was part of the project “Extending Social Protection Coverage to Workers in the Informal Economy in Lao PDR and Kenya on Leveraging Digital Transformation through South-South Cooperation, ...

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