Millions of people in Kenya remain under severe food pressure, but the country is not one uniform hunger map. Current assessments point to concentrated hardship in northern and eastern pastoral counties and refugee settlements — driven by rainfall, prices, water, livelihoods and shrinking humanitarian support.
Kenya political violence 2027
Kenya’s election countdown has formally begun, but security may become the first real test of 2027. Repeated arrests of alleged political goons have not ended questions about organisers, financiers and the neutrality of the institutions responsible for protecting political competition.
Kenya education: The Opportunity Gap
Kenya has expanded access to education, but the road from school to a self-reliant life remains uneven. Funding gaps in public schools and TVET, combined with the hidden costs of learning in places such as Korogocho, show why education access is not the same as opportunity.
Politics, economy and civic power
Homa Bay has turned a campaign clash into a national test of civic space. As opposition alliances shift and businesses put a price on weak trust, Kenya’s 2027 contest is increasingly about whether institutions can keep political competition open.
Kenya’s Political Map Is Being Redrawn
Ndindi Nyoro’s break with UDA turns months of political distance into an open realignment. As Kenya moves toward 2027, shifting alliances, Homa Bay’s violent aftermath and harder economic enforcement are testing where political power — and public trust — now sits.