EVELYNE MUSAMBI

Reporter

Musambi is an Associated Press reporter based in Nairobi, Kenya. She covers regional security, geopolitics, trade relations and foreign policy across East Africa.

Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down

Protests continue in Kenya’s capital and elsewhere over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living, even after the president said he would not sign it in the wake of the storming of parliament last week.

Kenya’s urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is, too

Kenya has an affordable housing problem. The government plans to build 250,000 houses each year, with the aim of eventually closing a housing deficit that World Bank data puts at 2 million units.

A mother’s pain as the first victim of Kenya’s deadly protests is buried

Edith Wanjiku holds onto one of the few photos she’s left with of her teenage son Ibrahim Kamau. His life was cut short by two gunshot wounds on his neck that were sustained during Kenya’s deadly protests on Tuesday in which more than 20 people were killed.

Police clash with protesters in Kenya as the military patrols the streets

Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas to break up anti-tax protesters who have continued to gather despite President William Ruto’s repudiation of unpopular tax legislation that prompted deadly unrest earlier in the week.The finance legislation has drawn fierce resistance from the Kenyan pu

Kenya’s president says he won’t sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament

Kenya’s president says he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament on Tuesday.

Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest

Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police.

Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs

Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are leaving for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against powerful gangs. The deployment is controversial.

Probe begins into police conduct during Kenya’s anti-government protests

Kenya’s police watchdog says it has begun an investigation into police conduct during protests against a government plan to impose new taxes.

Thousands in Kenya demonstrate against proposed new taxes

Thousands of mostly young people have demonstrated Kenya’s capital and across the country against new tax proposals in the government’s annual budget legislation.

Haiti police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of deployment of UN-backed mission to fight gangs

A team of Haitian police commanders have met Kenya’s inspector general of police ahead of a planned deployment to the violence-hit Caribbean country expected to take place by the end of June.

More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill

Hundreds of protesters have been arrested in Kenyan capital Nairobi in ongoing protests against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament.

4 construction workers shot dead in northern Kenya near the border with Somalia

Kenyan police say gunmen have fatally shot four construction workers at a hospital site near a refugee camp and the border with Somalia where a militant group is active.

Kenyan president Ruto defends cost of private jet for US trip while calling for prudent spending

Kenyan President William Ruto says the cost of hiring a private jet for his state visit to the U.S. last week was $76,000 as opposed to the $1.2 million reported by Kenyan media outlets.

Kenyan police advance team leaves Haiti as international mission is delayed

An advance team of Kenyan police officials who were assessing preparedness before a multinational force is deployed to quell violence in Haiti is heading back home after the planned deployment was delayed over logistical issues.

Ethiopia protests US ambassador’s speech after he calls for release of political prisoners

Ethiopia lodged a complaint over statements by the U.S. ambassador after he said the release of political prisoners could help the country engage in a productive dialogue and that detaining critics won’t resolve the country’s issues.

South Sudan government and rebel groups sign ‘commitment’ for peace in ongoing peace talks in Kenya

The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups have signed a “commitment declaration” for peace during high-level mediation talks in Kenya, described as key step in efforts to end the conflict in South Sudan that has long crippled its economy.

Rwanda denies involvement in grenade attack blamed on Burundi rebels

Rwanda has denied claims by neighboring Burundi that it armed a rebel group that was accused of carrying out a grenade attack, as relations between the two countries continue to be strained.

South Sudan mediation talks launched in Kenya with a hope of ending conflict

High-level mediation talks for South Sudan have been launched in Kenya with African presidents calling for an end to a conflict that has crippled South Sudan’s economy for years.

Kenya’s public hospital doctors sign agreement to end national strike after almost 2 months

Kenya’s public hospital doctors union has called off a national strike that had left patients in limbo for almost two months.

Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims

Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding.

Anguish as Kenya’s government demolishes houses in flood-prone areas and offers $75 in aid

Kenya’s government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate after a deadline passed to evacuate amid deadly rains.

Congo military releases 2 Kenya Airways staffers held for 2 weeks over cargo dispute

Kenya says the Republic of Congo’s military has released two Kenya Airways staffers who were detained for two weeks in a cargo dispute.

Cyclone Hidaya weakens as it moves toward Tanzania’s coastline, officials say

Tanzania’s meteorology department says Cyclone Hidaya has significantly weakened as it approaches Tanzania’s coastline.

Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200

Kenya’s president has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue.

Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan government of inadequate response to flooding

Human Rights Watch has accused Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.

Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains

Tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country.

Kenyans in flood-prone areas are ordered to evacuate or will be moved by force as death toll rises

Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at “historic highs” and people downstream are being told to move away.

A bomb attack in northern Kenya kills 5 people near the border with Somalia

Kenya’s interior ministry says five people have been killed in a bomb attack in the remote north of the country near the border with Somalia.

Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100

Kenya has postponed the reopening of its schools by one week due to ongoing flooding caused by heavy rains, as flood-related deaths since mid-March in the East African country neared 100.

At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend

Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this week.