This time last year, Janet Kimani spent her days at school and her nights fighting with her little brothers over what to watch on the family’s flickering TV set.

Since their home was torched six weeks ago, Peter Monderu’s six children sleep tangled like puppies on the cold ground. His 9-year-old girl bears the scars of a horrific arson attack on a church, and his fearful wife startles awake at the least...

Kenya’s opposition leader rejected talks with the president on Tuesday, describing an invitation to meet as “public relations gimmickry” that would undermine attempts to end the ethnically-charged election standoff that has killed more than 500...