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A High Court ruling in Kenya on May 20 marks a historic step forward for the rights and recognition of transgender and intersex people. By affirming that Kenyans can seek changes to gender markers on official documents, the Court has recognized a fundamental truth: that dignity, identity, and legal recognition must go hand in hand. For too long, trans people and some …

A High Court ruling in Kenya on May 20 marks a historic step forward for the rights and recognition of transgender and intersex people. By affirming that Kenyans can seek changes to gender markers on official documents, the Court has recognized a fundamental truth: that dignity, identity, and legal recognition must go hand in hand.For too long, trans people and some intersex …

Kenya and Uganda have formalised a cultural reconciliation roadmap following the killing of three Ugandan geologists and two UPDF soldiers by suspected Kenyan herdsmen in Karamoja in 2022. The roadmap was unveiled during high-level talks in Kampala between Ugandan officials and a Kenyan delegation led by John Munyes Kiyonga, who delivered a special message from Kenyan President William Ruto to …

Viewers: 60,001 By Spy Uganda Shorn of influence in its former colonies in West Africa, France will seek to deepen ties elsewhere on the continent next week at an Africa summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, its first to be held in an English-speaking country. With a year left in his presidency, French President Emmanuel Macron is hoping ​to showcase a …

Kampala, Uganda — Uganda and Kenya have reiterated their enduring diplomatic and economic partnership following the presentation of copies of Letters of Credence by Kenya’s High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Ababu Namwamba, to the Minister of State for Regional Cooperation, Hon. John Mulimba, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kampala. The ceremonial engagement, while procedural in nature, underscored the broader strategic …

Growing up intersex and unprepared for menstruation Illustration shows two cracked restroom symbols with a flow of blood between them. (Rex Opara illustration courtesy of Minority Africa)   She was intersex and raised as a boy for most of her life in Kenya. Then, one day, the bleeding began. By Elizabeth Angira When 18-year-old Roberto first experienced menstruation, she was …

The Kenyan Court of Appeals on Jan. 23 overturned a ban on the film “Rafiki”, which the Kenya Film Classification Board in 2018 had claimed promoted illegal same-sex intimacy. By Gibson Ncube Stellenbosch University The film Rafiki is a charming love story that plays out in urban Kenya. It follows two teenage girls whose close friendship slowly turns into first …

The cracks inside Standard Chartered Bank are no longer whispers — they are now headline news. As the British banking giant retreats from struggling markets, its top executives are heading for the exit and its once-proud retail empire in Uganda has collapsed into a fire sale. In the latest bombshell, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya CEO Kariuki Ngari has announced he …

Kenya’s ambitious new integration plan arouses hopes and worries Illustration combines the Kenyan flag and strands of rainbow colors. (Illustration by Rex Opara courtesy of Minority Africa) As Kenya launches an ambitious effort to turn refugee camps into open villages, LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, long targeted by violence, wonder whether the promise of safety, mobility, and legal status will finally reach …

Raila Odinga, who was at the forefront of Kenyan politics for more than three decades and made five unsuccessful runs at the presidency, alleging that he was cheated of victory in every instance, has died. He was 80. Odinga passed away in India after suffering a heart attack, the Nairobi-based Star newspaper and other Kenyan media outlets reported. Details Soon……..