Between English and mother tongue: Kenya’s education language dilemma
Students in Kenya say mother tongue improves learning, but English still dominates education and work.
![Across Kenya, students and graduates say learning in mother tongue improves understanding, but English remains essential for education and work, exposing a deep tension in classrooms. [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013712138149734_20.jpeg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
![Denzel Omondi is the one in the striped hoodie. Denzel was taken by police from a house he shared with his cousins and was later found dead [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/image00002-1782318053.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Kenyan court finds minister in contempt over US Ebola site
Health Minister Duale disobeyed an order to halt construction at the proposed facility for infected US nationals, court says.
Taiwan accuses Kenya of deporting conference delegates on China’s behalf
First African nation to host the global oceans conference defends deportations, saying it ‘recognises only one China’.
Ghosts of empire: A quarantine centre and Laikipia’s colonial past
A US Ebola quarantine centre has sparked protests in Laikipia, Kenya, over land and sovereignty concerns.
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Older runners defy age in Kenya’s central highlands
Members of a self-funded athletics club in Meru are proving that competition does not end with age.
![Members of the Meru chapter of Masters Athletics Kenya train together as part of a national network of athletes aged between 60 and 100, challenging expectations of age and physical activity in Kenya’s central highlands. [Benjamin Muriuki/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC_1103.JPG-1781106802.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
A protester is arrested by anti-riot police during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine centre at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya [Brian Inganga/AP Photo]
People confront Kenyan police during protests against a controversial US-built Ebola quarantine centre in Nanyuki. [Luis Tato/AFP]
Protesters carry a mock coffin as they march in Nanyuki. [Luis Tato/AFP]
A Kenyan police officer fires tear gas during clashes with protesters. [Luis Tato/AFP]
Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola and many oppose the idea of bringing potential carriers of the disease into the country. [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]
Police officers take cover during protests in Nanyuki. [Brian Inganga/AP Photo]
People gesture near the body of a person killed during protests against the proposed US Ebola quarantine centre. [Brian Inganga/AP Photo]
Police officers detain a protester. [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]
Protesters arrested by anti-riot police during in Nanyuki. [Brian Inganga/AP Photo]
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One killed as hundreds protest in Kenya against US Ebola quarantine centre
Anger grows as locals accuse the US of offloading Ebola risks onto Kenyans.
Kenyan graduates turn to AI tools for farming as jobs dry up
Young farmers are combining traditional agriculture with mobile apps to build livelihoods in the absence of formal jobs.
![Rotich removes her vegetables for an order she has received via Facebook message.[Dominic Kirui/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Rotich-removes-her-vegetables-for-an-order-she-has-received-via-Facebook-message.-1-1780346787.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
WHO and Africa CDC unveil $518m Ebola plan as DRC, Uganda death tolls rise
The DR Congo’s health ministry reported 71 new cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain in just 24 hours.
