anthony langat

Freelance journalist

Kenya

Freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya with an interest in reporting on human rights, security, governance and environment.

Portfolio
Africa Times
02/19/2016
Ethnic clashes in the Mau had land and conservation undertones | Africa Times

Unresolved issues of land and conservation of the Mau Forest Complex contributed to the ethnic clashes of December 2015 between the Kipsigis and Maasai in Narok County. Narok, Kenya- Unlike other Kenyans who celebrated Christmas with joy and cheer, Sila Kuyo marked the day with sadness and loss.

Trust
02/11/2016
Solar-powered wells ease conflict over water in Kenya's Rift Valley

By Anthony Langat CHEPKRAM, Kenya, Feb 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With her year-old baby strapped on her back, Christine Lenganya, 25, lifts and balances a 20-litre jerrycan of water on her head. The mother of four leaves the borehole and follows a rocky footpath that weaves through dense acacia trees uphill to her home.

Trust
01/08/2016
Kenya's hydropower dams fuel malaria risk for villagers

By Anthony Langat KAMBURU DAM, Kenya, Jan 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Alfred Nyaga irrigates his acre of khat, a mild stimulant, in Kaloki village by pumping water with a diesel-powered engine directly from Kamburu Dam in central Kenya.

TakePart
How Motorcycles Are Reducing Maternal Deaths in Kenya

The road on the slopes of Mount Elgon is steep and rugged. Trucks and tractors drive maize and vegetables down the mountain to sell in the town of Chwele and other parts of Kenya's Western Province. Motorcycles are the main mode of transportation and are often used as taxis.

Africa Times
12/02/2015
Failing Kenya's malnutrition | Africa Times

A five-year multi-million dollar plan to address malnutrition in Kenya will end in 2017 and leave thousands of children still suffering from malnourishment. The US and UK funded plan does not address the root causes of malnutrition which include recurrent droughts, famine, floods and poverty.

Africa Times
10/29/2015
Is Tanzania's electoral behavior taking a turn for the worst? | Africa Times

Dogged by suspicions of planned rigging way before the poll date, fears of poll violence and an electorate seen as intolerant in its first really competitive elections, Tanzania seems to have taken a new turn. NAIROBI, Kenya- Tanzania's 2015 general election has been described as different from other elections held in the country since multi-party politics were reintroduced in the country.

Africa Times
10/20/2015
Elections in Tanzania spelling danger for albinos in Kenya | Africa Times

Kenyan people living with albinism are living in constant fear of being attacked for their body parts due to elevated threat levels since the Tanzanian elections campaign begun. NAIROBI, Kenya- Since the campaigns for the forthcoming elections in Tanzania kicked off, albinos not only in Tanzania but also in Kenya have been living in fear of ritual attacks against them.

Africa Times
09/28/2015
AMISON end game in Somalia not in sight as Al Shabaab intensifies attacks | Africa Times

The African Union Mission in Somalia has made significant strides despite continued Al Shabaab attacks slowing its progress. However, after eight years in Somalia, it is high time that the AU made its exit plan known. NAIROBI, Kenya-Six African countries are currently contributing troops to AMISOM's military component to pacify the country of the Islamic militant group, Al Shabaab.

Africa Times
08/31/2015
In Kenya, sugarcane farmers struggle in problematic sugar industry | Africa Times

Faced with high costs of production and delayed payment for their harvest, Kenya's sugarcane farmers have vowed to uproot the crop. NAIROBI, Kenya-President Uhuru Kenyatta's recent trade deal with President Museveni of Uganda to allow Kenya to import sugar from Uganda has attracted criticism and shifted focus to the ailing sugar sector and plight of sugarcane farmers in the country.

Trust
08/28/2015
To save forests, Kenyan tea factory brews new way to dry tea

(Clarifies organisations backing project in para 8, removes reference to Taylors of Harrogate) By Anthony Langat THIKA, Kenya, August 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The first thing that strikes you as you enter the Makomboki Tea Factory is the air. It's clear, absent of the dark smoke that billows from the boilers of Kenya's other tea factories.

GlobalPost
07/02/2015
In Africa, being gay makes you a target for extortion

NAIROBI, Kenya - LGBT advocates in Kenya say blackmail and extortion of gay people is on the rise, enabled by the fact that homosexuality is both unaccepted and illegal here. "Acts of gross indecency" and "against the order of nature," often interpreted to mean gay sex, are punishable by 14 years in prison.

Trust
06/28/2015
Mombasa draws up master plan to combat worsening flooding

MOMBASA, Kenya, June 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Saumu Juma 25, a mother of two, was conducting morning prayers in her mud-walled home when her iron-sheet roof started caving in. She rushed to protect her sleeping children, injuring her back, ribs and head as the roof collapsed and floodwater swept into her small house.

GlobalPost
06/12/2015
Anti-LGBT groups are making inroads across East Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya - Two years after Ugandan legislators proposed a law that would condemn active homosexuals to death, a precedent is spreading throughout the region. In Kenya, one political party is now working to do the same after drafting a lengthy anti-homosexuality bill that it hopes Kenyan lawmakers will soon enact.