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U.S and U.K call for inquiry into death of Albert Ojwang in police custody

Nairobi — The United States and the United Kingdom have added their voices to a growing outcry over the death of Albert Ojwang, who died while in poli...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

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60 dead in Gaza airstrikes as Israel seizes Aid boat

Tel Aviv and Gaza Strip — At least 60 Palestinians were killed on Monday in a wave of Israeli air strikes across Gaza, including 14 people near a huma...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Police Report on Ojwang’s Death Draws Scrutiny in Kenya

Albert Omondi Ojwang, a suspect held at Central Police Station, was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for a...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Ogiek community demands Gov’t to honour landmark land rights ruling

Arusha, Tanzania – Eight years after a landmark ruling affirmed their rights to ancestral land in Kenya’s Mau Forest, the Ogiek community is still wai...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Algeria expels over 16,000 migrants to Niger in two-month crackdown

ASSAMAKA, Niger — In the scorching desert border town of Assamaka, northern Niger, truckloads of weary migrants keep arriving most of them expelled fr...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Tanzania Blocks X Over Pornography Amid Rising Tensions Ahead of Polls

Tanzania has begun restricting access to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in what officials say is a move to stop the spread of...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Health

Task force begins hearings amid allegations of illegal kidney transplants

NAIROBI – A government-appointed task force has begun a sweeping investigation into alleged malpractice in Kenya’s kidney transplant system, launching...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Trump’s new travel ban targets 12 nations sparking outcry and legal threats

Washington, D.C. –President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping new travel ban, blocking entry to the United States for citizens of 12 countries. Th...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

UN demands probe into Rafah Aid site shootings as accounts differ

Rafah, Gaza Strip —The United Nations has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of Palestinians near an aid distribution point in Ra...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

“They Beat Us and Filmed It”: Activists Tell of Torture in Tanzanian Detention

NAIROBI — Boniface Mwangi, a well-known Kenyan activist, sat in a wheelchair, visibly shaken. Beside him, Ugandan lawyer and journalist Agatha Atuhair...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Africa

The Day I Met Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o — And It Changed Everything

Veteran Journalist Odhiambo Orlale shares a personal reflection on a chance encounter, lasting impact, and the enduring legacy of Africa’s literary gi...

1 year ago · By Odhiambo Orlale

Health

My period my pride Kibera girls demand action on menstrual health

Kibera, Nairobi - At a sun-soaked church compound in Kibera, the chants were clear and confident. “My period, my pride,” girls declared, as they ralli...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari