Do cancer & kidney failure kill more Kenyans than malaria, TB & AIDS?
Do deaths from cancer and kidney failure really eclipse three of Africa’s leading killers in Kenya? The country’s deputy president recently ...
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Is SA #1 in the world for death, Kenya for tea & Nigeria for scrabble players?
A map supposedly showing what each country in the world ranks tops for has made headlines. We inspected the claims about South Africa, Kenya...
Is there 1 police officer serving every 390 Kenyans, as Kenyatta said?
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta claimed that 1 police officer serves every 390 of his citizens, while the UN recommends 1 for every 450. We...
Does Kenya’s tea-rich Kericho county get ‘nothing’ for its green gold?
Tea earns Kenya billions of shillings in exports. But is the governor of Kericho, a key growing area, correct to say his county earns nothin...
Yes, China is Kenya’s biggest trading partner - but it’s not a balanced trade
President Uhuru Kenyatta is celebrating an “80-fold” growth in trade between the two countries. But the trade is skewed in China’s favour.
No, Kenya’s capital Nairobi doesn’t rake in KSh10bn a year from Murang’a water
Cash-strapped county governors are eyeing natural resources in their territories – oil, and now water – as new sources of revenue.
500,000 or 200,000? President’s numbers for mortgages in Kenya both wide of the mark
Uhuru Kenyatta wants housing to be a noted part of his legacy, as he serves his final term in office. But do his numbers for mortgages lent ...
No, 60 days of the ‘average’ Kenyan wage won't buy you a new iPhone XS
It would take 60 days of work at Kenya’s “average” wage to afford Apple’s new high-end iPhone, claims a comparison of earnings in 42 countri...
Kenya’s Ruto at Chatham House: verifying the deputy president’s London speech
Now in its second and final term, the Jubilee administration is keen to highlight its record. But did deputy president William Ruto make a ...