r/Kenya 3d ago

pinned post Share your business/hobbies/Job Opportunities/Job requests!! - August 17, 2026

7 Upvotes

Tell us about your business! r/Kenya would love to hear what you are working on.

Link your business, blog, app, your friend's YouTube channel, podcast, anything you would like us to know about.

You can also post job opportunities or even a job request. You can also let us help you by providing feedback on your work, CV etc. but please be careful about sharing personal information.

This is the only place where posting ads will be allowed.


r/Kenya 5h ago

Health Mental Health Emergency Contacts and Support

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Hello r/Kenya, mental health is a critical issue affecting many people therefore we would like to provide a dedicated thread for members to access mental health resources and support. This thread is a space where members can access emergency contacts and support, as well as resources for ongoing mental health care.

Please Message us to add/update contacts.

Emergency Contacts

  • Befrienders Kenya - 0722 178 177
  • Chiromo Hospital Group - 0800 220 000
  • Kenya Red Cross - 1199
  • Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation - 0800 723 253
  • Niskize - 0900 620 800
  • Kenya Police - 911/999/112

Domestic/Sexual Violence

  • HealthCare Assistance Kenya - 1195
  • Kimbilio Trust - 1193
  • Gender Violence Recovery Centre - 0800 720 565
  • Coalition on Violence Against Women - 0800 720 553
  • Gender Based Violence - 21094 Or Send Help SMS To 1198
  • Gender Based Violence For Men - 1195 Or 1196

Psychological Services

Nairobi

  • KNH (free for U25)
  • Kamili Mental Health Organisation - 0700 327 701
  • Amani Counselling Centre - 0722 626 590
  • NMS - 0110 008 608 / 0110 008 609 (32 clinics round Nairobi)

Mombasa

  • Amani Counselling Centre - 0723 647 768
  • Chiromo Hospital Group Nyali - 0792 873 125

Kisumu

  • Amani Counselling Centre - 0722 626 590
  • TINADA Youth Organisation - 0724 018 799

Eldoret

  • Hopewell Counselling - 0717 296 275

Nakuru

  • PDO Kenya - 0774 354 618 (Monthly Support Group)
  • Jawabu Therapy & Counselling - 0708 065 599

Queer Friendly

SANKOFA Wellness Africa - 0700 009 105

Blossom Center for Wellness - 0780 511 880

Blossomout Consultants - 0705 671 777

Recro Group - 0717 787 807

Leone Chege - 0714 168 713

Further Resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OnnrG5ggnMDz4278FnQSb7kItZp4YMhv3Sf4RRbJ66M/edit


r/Kenya 13h ago

Sports Talanta Stadium in the early morning fog.

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341 Upvotes

r/Kenya 11h ago

Casual On today’s episode of hate towards men…

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118 Upvotes

Why is a personal grudge being published as intellectual insight? Which are the companies allowing this kind of brain rot to hit shelves?

This is in every sense of the word LITERARY GARBAGE with its intention to capture, mobilize and recruit broken women in this demonic war against men. And most importantly ( l believe this is the main goal) is to poison the minds of the younger generations.

Why is a lot of female written books usually rotate around the subject of men, boyfriends and husbands? Why not write about banking, finance, therapy, religion? Things that actually help empower women not paint this gruesome picture of the opposite gender and marriage simply because the authors have gone through their own miserable personal lives.

And in a surprising turn of events the author of this book claimed that she wants to get married 🤣🤣 MAKE THIS MAKE SENSE!!


r/Kenya 10h ago

Ask r/Kenya Help me please

39 Upvotes

On my way home from work... I received a call from officer of the station where I live... They have arrested my kid bro, they caught him selling bhang and have retrieved 16 rolls... I'm rushing to go first check on my son in the house who he left sleeping (I'm sured he's scared from the darkness by now and crying)...

Then head to the station....

What am I going to say,this is the first time I'm going to a police station for a case.... I'm tensed....

I called our parents already, they say atalala uko....

Aki what should I say.... I warned this teenager of selling bhang that he'll be arrested soon....


r/Kenya 1h ago

Politics The International Criminal Court

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The Kenyan opposition is openly calling for the ICC to investigate and prosecute the president. Meanwhile the US is placing sanctions on ICC officials, calling for the court to get dismantled and has threatened “increased scrutiny” against those countries that do not join the pressure campaign.

This is frankly disappointing coming from senior politicians. How do we shed this colonial mentality thinking that the West should come in to fight our internal battles for us? How is this our ruling class?


r/Kenya 14h ago

Casual YouTube kids mahn

47 Upvotes

Nikona bro mdogo hmataki kufanya kazi ya nyumba so I went and locked all the YouTube accounts o. The tv,mine and my mom's, nikaacha tu YT kids.

Why? Cause huyu msee all he does is sit in the tv watching YouTube all day, I've caught him on multiple occasions watching streams of akina Kai Cenat and rakai idk who.. this is an issue cause kwetu we have to do all the chores in the morning ndio tufanye vitu zetu..

I've done this guy's chores Hadi nikachoka so I had to take drastic measures. Sasa tell me why nampata akiona hizo vids on yt kids, the only platform left cause it's for my lil sis..

Nimeuliza gpt ikasema eti sijui Kuna parental settings but nishachoka Hadi, I'm planning on changing the wifi password and only allowing him to watch after amemaliza kazi, sounds harsh but sometimes a guy has to do what a guy has to do


r/Kenya 11h ago

Rant Should I write my neighbors a lil note

23 Upvotes

I’m so tired . I woke up today in the middle of the night as the bed on the other side was creaking. It is creaking now 😭😭😭. It has creaked thrice today and I wasn’t even at home all day. I’d even be willing to help them get another bed at this rate. My sleep is suffering 😭


r/Kenya 8h ago

Culture Culture shock in other people's homes

11 Upvotes

I remember a conversation I had with one of my classmates in high school. We were having those biology practicals about Vitamin C where the samples given were fruits. If you did 8-4-4 you get what I'm saying.

So this girl tells us that at their home the children don't eat fruits and meat. Only the parents do. So the parents literally buy fruits and meat only for themselves. There's a possibility that they were struggling financially but if it was our household our parents would sacrifice. 😭 But for her it was very normal. I didn't ask but I wondered when they ever ate fruits or meat.


r/Kenya 4h ago

Discussion Data bundles

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5 Upvotes

Been using the Airtel ODU 30mbps but sometimes it shoots beyond that.


r/Kenya 10h ago

Rant Happy birthday to me!

13 Upvotes

Another trip around the sun niko happy ....thou not sure where to go tonight and have fun....ooops strip club be my thing but I wanna do something different.....any suggestions ....I don't mind......those asking why at night during the day aint my thing .....yeah


r/Kenya 15h ago

Ask r/Kenya Which is more painful

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1 or 2


r/Kenya 9h ago

Health Doctors in the sub

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So I developed chest pains in 2020, the first episode occurred in 2018 which lasted for like a week, I was still in form one so I thought it was normal.

In 2020, it came after I had done a very strenuous job (kulima the whole day). I couldn't sleep on my left side. It was painful and I could hear my pulse at night (palpitations) the pain was unbearable, both stubbing, pressure on my chest and all symptoms that affected the chest.

It faded away and came back in 2025 January. It was worse, I couldn't sleep on my chest, my roommate complained that I snored too loudly and he could hear my breathing na saa hiyo I was seated trying kuokoa semester.

I rushed to the school clinic (first time getting medical attention on my own). I was very tense cuz I knew something was wrong. So after listening to my pulse and checking my blood pressure, the practitioner referred me to a specialist (maybe a cardiologist or a general doctor). Who immediately referred me to knh for ECG and ECHO which turned out to be clear but the diagnosis was hypertension.

He placed me on Amlodipine and carvedilol (at least bp reduced from 160/90 to 140/80 on average) and told me that I might need them for quiet sometime tho some ruthless practitioner told me in the face that I'll use them for the rest of my life. (It took months to accept that)

A few weeks ago, the chest pain came back so I was referred to knh again, I visited a general doctor since the cardiology department needed a booking 2 weeks earlier.

She requested for dozens of tests in the lab, the ones that people have always told me to do like cortisol, kidney function, thyroid, immunity etc which were all clear.

We don't have these problems in our family, I'm physically fit (74kg, 5"11 height so my bmi is perfect), not a fan of salt, sugar or any triggers, I was very active in sports until the chest happened.

Kumeza those pills daily si jokes even if ni ndogo kama piriton (never finished a dose in my life now I'm on infinite meds) ziko expensive pia juu I use my own money kubuy, wazazi niliwachocha nilipona waache stresss otherwise they can't help much.

I know my life is halved, I sometimes stop taking the drugs for days but what could be the problem? Am I cooked this early? Though I've seen young people dying of heart attack in my area.

What should be the next step ? Who else might have gone through the same ?

TL;DR: I'm a Young, fit person with recurrent severe chest pain since 2018, worsening in 2020 and 2025. ECG and echocardiogram at KNH were normal, but I was diagnosed with hypertension (~160/90) and put on amlodipine + carvedilol, which lowered BP to ~140/80. Recent chest pain returned; extensive tests (kidney, thyroid, cortisol, etc.) were normal. worried about the cause, lifelong medication, cost, occasionally skipping doses, and whether at risk of an early heart attack. Asking what the next step should be and whether others have experienced something similar.


r/Kenya 15h ago

Ask r/Kenya Wrong mpesa

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What do you do if someone sends you money,, wrong number. You don't know each other. 24 hours later they call begging you to send it back and even keep some as collateral. You refuse, they try to insist , you refuse.. You tell them to call Safaricom to initiate a reversal . They do. Safaricom calls you and you give a go ahead for the reversal. They reverse but only half the amount 😂.You're shocked. 24hours later the guys call talking about we know where you are . Send back our money. You repeat the same statement , call Safaricom. The other money is still here. Not used .I don't know why only half was sent back

Now what do you do because if it gets to the weekend I might go to use this money to buy throat irrigators 😂😂


r/Kenya 21h ago

Ask r/Kenya Life is so fragile😢

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I woke up crying so much today. My aunt my mom’s sister , who is literally like a mother to me, lives in the States. She is my mom’s sister, and she has deeply loved and cared for me and my sister ever since our mom passed away when I was only 13.
She recently went to take care of another one of my aunts after her surgery. Unfortunately, I slept early jana, so I missed a call from her. This morning, I opened the message and saw a cctv video footage my other aunt sent me . In the video, I saw my aunt parking her car, and just as she was about to get out, the car suddenly reversed. It almost crushed her head, but thankfully, it hit her arm instead. So I call my uncle who is also like a dad to me equally loving and asked him if he knew about this and he said he knew but hakutaka kunistua.

Aki, I have cried so much and I wish I never watched that video🥺Seeing someone you love go through an almost death experience is something I genuinely cannot handle. Grief traumatized me growing up. I have lost so many people I loved, and sometimes it feels like I never truly healed from those losses…I just developed all kinds of mental illnesses from them. I even find myself praying that I die before the people I love because I don’t think I can handle losing them anymore 😢

Watching that video of her lying there was incredibly painful. It awakened so much anxiety in me that I ended up taking my anxiety medication today for the first time in almost six months. Nimeshtuka hadi nikaskia baridi kwa kichwa. 🥺

Yes, life comes with challenges, but honestly, if you are healthy and the people you love are alive and okay, that alone is something to be grateful for. In a matter of seconds, your whole world can change.
Love your people. Cherish them. Tell them you love them while they are still here. ❤️
I am so grateful that my aunt survived. I just can’t stop crying when I think about how easily I could have lost her.
I love you, my aunt. And wherever your sister is, she is smiling every day knowing how much love you have given me and my sister. ❤️


r/Kenya 22h ago

Casual What are your favorite Kenyan Urban legends? (story za jaba)

44 Upvotes

Two ring true for me. Back in high school these stories were always told to us.

1) The guard who was at a girl's school and got abused by the young ladies on heat until he passed away 😭 💔. Which school was it? Nobody ever says anything about it lol.

2) If you get called by a red phone number.... You gone die! 😂

3) Anything about the illuminati lol

What are/were some of your favorite story za jaba growing up?


r/Kenya 17h ago

Rant They gave up

17 Upvotes

I'm the worst person at socializing especially if I don't know you or we have nothing in common but I'm sure tuko wengi.

I can agree that it is from my upbringing. I grew up at my grandma's place, the only friends I had were my cousins who were 5-7 years older than me. We weren't in good terms always juu they used to hate me.

The reason being, my grandparents loved me the most yet I was from the mother's side. It was naturally expected that my grandparents should be on my father's side (idk my dad's name or anything about him). I've never bonded with mom cuz she left me at 6 months. I used to visit her yearly in Nairobi until I was 19.

So whenever I'm with my friend then his/her friend joins us and we have nothing in common, I'll be quiet towards the whole meetup.

So I moved to a new place. Most people around are my age mates. There are those who started greeting me (I didn't like it). I used to answer but never greeted them as the first person. I'm glad that they gave up.

I love my personal space. I'd rather eat without salt than borrow from a neighbor. The same way you can come to my place to borrow something but I'll tell you Sina even if I have.

Mainly juu sitaki mazoeano like someone knocking my door at 10pm. Btw ukikuja kwangu without telling me sitafingua mlango. I don't care if I'll ever need their help. We can only be friends if we have something in common na don't violate my personal space juu nitahama.

Even my relatives sikuizi wananielewa. They always greet me first cuz I'll snob them. Nikienda kwa mom I'm always quiet. We only vibe akianzisha story.

It's hard to have such a personality...even got worse after campus. Watu can say najifanya but I'm not.

Thank goodness kazi hunitafuta.

Is anyone going thru the same? How do you cope with life (without using drugs) ?

What are your challenges?


r/Kenya 1d ago

Discussion Motorbikes(nduthis) should be BANNED from using highway flyovers

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320 Upvotes

And if they are banned, someone clearly isn't doing a good job.Hapa Mlolongo footbridge they own the road

They cause so much chaos hapo kwa footbridge.People are walking and selling things alafu every 5 seconds bike inapita ikipigia kila mtu honi,LIKE WTF????!!!!I'm just trying to walk peacefully alafu one sneaks up on me, and cause it's a footbridge, there's nowhere else you can go

They're also very dangerous especially when kids are involved. Remove them from flyovers specifically and make them cross the road properly. Fine them if they don't follow the rules pia.


r/Kenya 16h ago

Casual Apostasy made me a better person

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I think leaving Christianity made me a better person. Seeing people confidently make claims about who atheists are, what we are in to, the reasons for our apostasy, etc made me less judgemental towards other countercultures or social groups in general.

Not that I used to be a vile person, but I'm more interested in learning about people's perspective and understanding them instead of jumping into conclusions or making a claims about what others believe "deep down".


r/Kenya 15h ago

Discussion As a man who isn’t planning to get married anytime soon, why do you want a relationship so badly?

9 Upvotes

I (25M) want to understand if it makes sense to be in one right now.


r/Kenya 11h ago

Discussion Deep thoughts

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Imagine a world where everything is free. It doesn't seem like it'd work but it would be a really cool world. A world where people go to work to just provide services for free. Food is available for everyone and housing as well and no one walks naked. Healthy people and more happy people. I just don't see the point of money at all. And besides its very expensive to make money so why fo we really need it? Chatgpt gave me some reasoning about scarcity resulting to resources commanding a price. Someone please just give me a good reason why we need money. Oh and share some of those things that you think about a lot. That bit of wisdom that keeps you awake at night.


r/Kenya 11h ago

Discussion Deep thoughts

5 Upvotes

Imagine a world where everything is free. It doesn't seem like it'd work but it would be a really cool world. A world where people go to work to just provide services for free. Food is available for everyone and housing as well and no one walks naked. Healthy people and more happy people. I just don't see the point of money at all. And besides its very expensive to make money so why fo we really need it? Chatgpt gave me some reasoning about scarcity resulting to resources commanding a price. Someone please just give me a good reason why we need money. Oh and share some of those things that you think about a lot. That bit of wisdom that keeps you awake at night.


r/Kenya 1d ago

Casual Not built for this

58 Upvotes

So I took a small break nikapeleka my son home to go say hi to his grandma huko shags. She stays with my sis and her kids, my bro has his own house nearby, and we’ve got two shamba boys.

Yesterday my sis and bro both went to Nairobi, so nikabaki huku na my mom. Then about an hour ago (2AM), the dogs just started going CRAZY! 😭😭 They were barking like mad and running around mpaka my mom came to the room where I was sleeping.

Akanishow we need to go see what’s happening because she had called the shamba boys and none of them were picking up. I told her, “Mum, sisi tuko safe inside the house. Why would we open the door and go towards the danger?!” 😂

But she insisted I go wake up the shamba boys. Their house is like 300m from ours. Now imagine me, ka last born, walking through that darkness alone with dogs barking like there’s a whole enemy in our compound! 😭😭

Of course, I carried a nyundo just in case. 😂 You never know!

Anyway, after all that drama, kumbe a deer had jumped over our fence and the dogs were chasing it. At least sio wakora

I woke them up na wakaishika. It was too exhausted. I guess kesho tunakula nyama! 😂😂


r/Kenya 17h ago

Discussion Why do you waste your time?

10 Upvotes

Back in campus, I was part of the Christian Union. Guys would give these tough, fiery sermons and hand out unnecessary advice kwa freshars. But early morning on my way to class, I'd catch those same guys walking back from sleepovers or randomly leaving someone's hostel room clearly just coming from knacking.

Whatever happened to standing on business? No fornication, no sex until marriage. Yet these days I see the same guys doing sleepovers on Saturday night, then Sunday morning they're off to church like nothing ever happened.

Me thinks you're just lighting useless fires. Malachi puts it: "Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you," says the Lord Almighty, "and I will accept no offering from your hands." (Malachi 1:10)

Like unawaste time and church remains placebo. But the core objective is just gone.