In the summer of 2024, protests in Kenya against an unpopular tax-raising proposal led to at least 60 deaths, mostly at the hands of police, according to a local watchdog group. Undeterred, scores of ...

Kenyan musician Idd Aziz has emerged as the most internationally streamed artist from Kenya in the first half of 2025, according to Spotify’s newly released Global Impact List. The list, unveiled on ...

Protests against Kenyan President William Ruto have sparked a new wave of music, poetry and art. That's energizing the young Kenyans leading the protests, even as human rights groups say many of the ...

In a small studio at Chuka University, Stephen Bucheri sits in front of his laptop, blending an AI-generated beat with his own live recordings. He is not waiting for record labels or expensive studios ...

Students from Metkei Girls' High School perform during the 95th Kenya Music Festival at Nakuru State House, on August 23, 2023. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The Kenya Music Festival, a showcase of ...