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“Such a young boy… If you abuse him, you know what may happen,” Owino Defends Cop in Hawker Shooting

Charles Owino, a former police spokesperson, has sparked public outrage after suggesting that hawker Boniface Mwangi Kariuki may have provoked the pol...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

Matiang’i Our young people are speaking up for a better Kenya

THIKA— Former Interior Cabinet Secretary and Jubilee party presidential candidate Fred Matiang’i has issued a stark warning over the growing public fr...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

LSK condemns Murkomen’s shoot to kill remarks

NAIROBI – Tensions continue to rise in Kenya following Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s controversial remarks instructing police to sho...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Ruto summons security forces after deadly protests

President calls for national unity, condemns protests as coordinated chaos Nairobi - President William Ruto convened security officials at State House...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Murkomen denies shoot to kill orders vows Law guides on use of force

Interior CS denies police violence cautions Judiciary, media on national duty as protests turn deadly Nairobi - Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba M...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Ruto condemns June 25 protests as economic sabotage

Ruto Condemns June 25 Protests as ‘Economic Sabotage,’ Orders Swift ProsecutionNairobi - President William Ruto has condemned the June 25 protests tha...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Cracks in Democracy? East African Governments Accused of Silencing Dissent

NAIROBI, Kenya — Once hailed as East Africa’s democratic bright spot, Kenya is now facing growing scrutiny over a wave of violent crackdowns on protes...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

Kenya’s Interior Minister Accuses Foreign Media of Bias Amid Protest Crackdown

Nairobi -As Kenya grapples with some of the largest anti-government protests in its recent history, a new front has opened - this time between the sta...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

News

Iran executes 6 and conducts mass arrests amid escalating conflict

TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have executed six people and arrested over 700 others in a sweeping national crackdown following the recent conflict with...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Gender & Women

UN warns as Afghan women locked out of education and work under Taliban rule

Afghan Women Face Deepening Exclusion as UN Index Exposes Widening Gender Gap NEW YORK — Nearly four years after the Taliban seized power, Afghan wome...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

KHRC warns Telcos and KPLC against shutdowns during protests

KHRC Issues Legal Warning to Telcos, Kenya Power Over Protest Disruptions NAIROBI — The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has warned telecommunicat...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

High Court overturns government ban of Media protest coverage

NAIROBI — The High Court has halted a directive by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) that blocked NTV, KTN, and K24 media stations from airin...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari