CategoriesProgramsA new report, Weaponised Identity and Digital Polarisation in Kenya (Code for Africa, DW Akademie, Siasa Place, May 2026), reveals how social media platforms have amplified xenophobic and exclusionary narratives targeting migrants, refugees, and foreign nationals. From Somalis portrayed as fraudsters to South Sudanese framed as economic freeloaders, the report documents millions of hostile engagements […]
CategoriesInvestigationsAn investigation by Africa Uncensored has revealed that hundreds of Kenyans and Ugandans have been trafficked into forced labour in Southeast Asia, particularly Myanmar and Cambodia, where they are trapped in cyber‑scam compounds. Victims were promised legitimate jobs, only to have their passports confiscated and be subjected to violence, debt bondage, and isolation. Governments in […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsFresh violence targeting foreign nationals has broken out in South Africa, with migrants from Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and other African countries reporting assaults and harassment in Johannesburg, Cape Town and KwaZulu-Natal. Over the past two weeks, videos have circulated online showing groups confronting migrants, demanding they leave the country, and in some cases attacking […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsA family in Malava, Busia County, is mourning the death of their son, Edwin Njuguna Ngugi, a truck driver who was killed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Edwin had been driving a truck from Mombasa to Bunia, a journey of more than 1,600 kilometres, when his vehicle broke down in a volatile […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsA CNN investigation has revealed how African men, lured by promises of jobs, high salaries, and citizenship, were coerced into joining Russia’s war in Ukraine. The exposé has triggered outrage across Africa and internationally, with governments, civil society, and global organizations scrambling to respond to what is increasingly seen as a dangerous new form of […]
CategoriesInvestigationsDespite East Africa’s pledge of free movement under the EAC, or the talks of the African Continental Free Trade Area, small scale traders — many of them women — face daily harassment, arbitrary fees, and systemic corruption at border points. Their testimonies reveal how bribes and bureaucratic delays inflate costs, erode livelihoods, and undermine regional […]
CategoriesNarrativesIn Nairobi’s Jamuhuri Estate, Eritrean and Ethiopian residents face a mix of tragedy, depression, and subtle discrimination that underscores the precariousness of migrant life in urban Kenya. Recent incidents — including the suicide of a young Eritrean man and reports of intimidation by local boda-boda riders — reveal the vulnerability of these communities and the […]
CategoriesNarrativesIn 2025, Kenya hosts over 824,000 refugees and asylum seekers, according to UNHRC Organization, a growing number of whom are from Burundi and Rwanda. Most don’t arrive on front-page headlines. They walk. They ride. They blend. The East African Community’s free movement protocols were supposed to smooth cross-border movement—but for many, especially the undocumented, the […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsKenya has announced its first National Youth Council elections since 2012, opening the door for millions of young people—many of them first-time voters—to formally elect their representatives from ward to national level. The move follows years of youth-led protest, growing public discontent, and mounting calls for inclusion in national decision-making. This comes at a time […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsThe Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) has accused President Ruto’s administration of weaponizing anti-terror laws to suppress dissent and punish Gen Z protestors, warning that the criminalization of youth activism marks a dangerous slide back into authoritarian rule as the country heads toward the 2027 elections. Kenyan opposition leaders under the Democratic Action Party […]
