Government Warns Against Child Labor in Mines and Addresses Mpox Outbreak - July 2025

The Kenyan government is actively addressing child labor practices in mines, issuing strong warnings to parents, particularly in the Nyanza region, to keep their children out of gold mines during holidays. Concurrently, the government and USAID-Stawi are collaborating to sensitize journalists in the Coast region about the Mpox disease, as Kenya grapples with an outbreak affecting 22 counties and confirming 300 cases, intensifying efforts to control its spread.