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Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in Kenya?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKenya&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
"articles": {
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"title": "Gaza ceasefire a 'deadly illusion': UNICEF",
"body": "The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a \"deadly illusion\", the UN charged on Friday, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped.\n\nDespite a ceasefire being declared in October 2025, Israel has continued to launch strikes across Gaza, killing at least 992 Palestinians since then, according to the occupied territory's health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.\n\nThe UN children's agency said the number of Palestinian children killed since the ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, which runs Gaza, was an \"absurd and devastating figure\".\n\n\"During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months,\" UNICEF spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Amman.\n\n\"For many, many months, the world has been told there is a ceasefire in Gaza. Yet for Palestinian children, this so-called ceasefire has become a cruel and a deadly illusion.\"\n\nElder stressed that the children killed since the ceasefire was declared \"were not killed in a war zone\".\n\n\"They were killed in their homes. In their schools. Playing football. Fishing. They were shot, bombed struck by quadcopters,\" he said.\n\n\"If a child is being killed every day, surely the debate is no longer about the quality of the ceasefire. It is about the credibility of calling it one.\"\n\nThis week, he pointed out, \"a two-year-old boy was shot and killed by Israeli forces; a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed inside his tent; a five-year-old boy and his father were killed by an Israeli strike, and on and on it goes\".\n\nUnacceptable\n\nIn addition to those killed, more than 400 children had been injured since the ceasefire was declared, \"many with catastrophic wounds\", Elder said.\n\nCurrently, he said, \"hundreds of children urgently require medical evacuation\", even as Israeli \"restrictions on essential medicines mean wounded children are enduring greater pain and face an increased risk of infection, complications and further amputations\".\n\nElder also highlighted the deep trauma suffered by Gaza's children.\n\n\"Fear, loss and violence... is woven into the very fabric of their childhood,\" he said, pointing out that \"the trauma is so profound that it affects children's ability to eat, sleep and, of course, to develop normally\".\n\nElder insisted: \"The continued killing of children is not the consequence of a lack of options. It is the consequence of a lack of political will.\"\n\n\"We must stop accepting levels of child deaths that would provoke international outrage anywhere else in the world,\" he said.\n\n\"We must stop normalising the abnormal.\"",
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"body": "President Ruto says the Affordable Housing Programme faced legal hurdles but moved forward due to an independent Judiciary.\n\nPresident William Ruto has said an independent and professional Judiciary has been critical in enabling his administration to implement some of its key policy decisions despite legal challenges.\n\nSpeaking during the Africa Chief Justices' Alternative Dispute Resolution Summit 2026 in Nairobi, President Ruto said the government would not have progressed with some of its policy decisions without a Judiciary capable of independently handling disputes.\n\n\"I have undertaken some of the most difficult policy positions in Kenya. If I did not have an independent Judiciary, I would not succeed,\" Ruto said.\n\nThe President cited the Affordable Housing Programme as an example, saying Kenya had for decades struggled to address the housing shortage before his administration introduced a new delivery framework.\n\n\"We had been trying to settle the housing question for close to 30 years, but this time I said I would do it. We went to Parliament, changed the law, brought into the equation a housing fund and a whole infrastructure to deliver on it,\" he said.\n\nRuto noted that the programme has faced opposition, including through court petitions seeking to halt its implementation.\n\n\"Even now we have people in court who want to stop it. If we didn't have a professional Judiciary, we wouldn't have moved an inch,\" he said.\n\nThe head of state also used the summit to call for a shift in how African countries approach justice, urging the continent to strengthen alternative dispute resolution (ADR) systems as a faster way of resolving conflicts, restoring relationships and supporting economic growth.\n\nRuto said justice should not be judged by the complexity of legal procedures but by whether citizens feel heard, treated fairly and restored with dignity.\n\n\"Citizens do not measure justice by the complexity of our procedures. They measure it by three simple questions: Were they heard? Was the matter resolved fairly? And did the outcome restore their dignity?\" he said.\n\nThe President said effective dispute resolution goes beyond social harmony, arguing that timely settlement of disputes is critical to unlocking Africa's economic potential, especially as countries deepen trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).\n\nHe challenged African countries to stop relying on foreign jurisdictions to settle commercial disputes, saying the continent must build strong institutions capable of handling its own cases.\n\n\"Let us resolve African disputes on African soil, by African jurists under African institutions. That is not protectionism. That is sovereignty,\" said Ruto.",
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"title": "Experts: Partnerships hold the key to Africa's food security",
"body": "As climate change and its effects tighten their grip on Africa's agriculture, soils continue to degrade, and food insecurity remains a persistent challenge.\n\nExperts say the continent already possesses many of the solutions needed to transform its food systems. The real challenge is scaling them.\n\nThis message dominated discussions during a side event held alongside the second Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) Scientific Conference and Innovation Expo in Nairobi, where researchers, development organisations, policymakers and private sector actors gathered to explore pathways toward sustainable food production, trade and consumption.\n\nUnder the theme '\"Accelerating Sustainable Production, Market Trade and Consumption\", the side event was hosted by The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (The Alliance).\n\nIn her pre-recorded speech, the Alliance MD for Africa, Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, emphasised that Africa's future food security depends on stronger partnerships that are capable of moving proven innovations from research stations into farmers' fields and ultimately onto consumers' plates.\n\n\"Africa already has the innovation, talent and partnerships needed to transform its food systems,\" she said, adding, \"What we need now is to scale what works and accelerate adoption.\"\n\nHer remarks come at a time when African food systems are facing unprecedented pressure. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, declining soil fertility and growing populations are increasing demands on agricultural systems already under strain.\n\nThroughout the discussions, one theme repeatedly emerged, that no single institution can solve these challenges alone.\n\nThe long-standing partnership between Kalro and The Alliance, for example, has contributed to advances in crop breeding, soil health management, climate-smart agriculture, digital innovations and market development.\n\nThe event also coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), a programme that has been working towards improving bean productivity, nutrition and farmer incomes across Africa.\n\nOne of the key innovations is a new generation of bean varieties designed to address changing climate conditions and evolving consumer preferences.\n\nResearchers explained that traditional varieties often take longer to mature and cook, making them less suitable for today's farmers and consumers.\n\nScientists are now developing bean varieties that mature in as little as 65 to 75 days, produce higher yields, tolerate climate-related stresses and require significantly shorter cooking times.\n\nAccording to researchers, some of the improved varieties can yield up to two tonnes per hectare while offering better market opportunities for farmers.\n\nAmong the varieties highlighted was \"Waithera\", a small, high-yielding bean that also cooks faster, is more nutritious, and performs better under climate stress.\n\nThe variety is also being used in innovative ready-to-eat bean products targeting urban consumers seeking convenient, nutritious foods.\n\nAccording to Kalro, Kenya currently produces about 650,000 metric tonnes of beans annually against an annual consumption of 750,000 metric tonnes for the same period. This means the country imports between 150,000 and 250,000 metric tonnes per year.\n\n\"These new varieties are supposed to fit in the process for farmers to grow and bridge the gap. Currently, the average ratio of seeds to harvest is 1:10; however, for farmers to realise food security and profits, this ratio should rise to 1:30. Some areas even achieve a ratio of 1:60,\" said David Karanja, a researcher on bean seed systems at Kalro.\n\nBeyond their nutritional value, beans are increasingly being recognised as important tools for restoring soil health. As legumes, beans naturally fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, reducing dependence on synthetic fertilisers while improving soil fertility.\n\nAccording to soil scientists at the forum, integrating legumes into farming systems through crop rotation and intercropping can improve soil structure, enhance biodiversity and contribute to regenerative agriculture efforts.\n\n\"Healthy soils are the foundation of food production. Degraded soils threaten productivity and resilience, making soil restoration an urgent priority for farmers and policymakers alike,\" said Dr Boaz Waswa, a soil scientist.\n\nWhile much attention in agriculture focuses on production, nutrition experts cautioned against overlooking consumers.\n\nSenior scientist Dr Christine Chege emphasised that food systems transformation cannot be achieved solely through improved production.\n\n\"Consumers must also be aware of the foods available to them, understand their nutritional value and know how to prepare them in ways that preserve nutrients,\" said Dr Christine.\n\nShe emphasised the importance of dietary diversity, encouraging consumers to combine nutritious staples such as beans with fruits, vegetables and other nutrient-rich foods to achieve balanced diets.",
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