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Amnesty Urges President Ruto to Act on 19 Disappearances

Kenya’s government is facing renewed pressure to account for people who have disappeared, with Amnesty International Kenya saying 19 cases have been d...

2 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Kenya

President Ruto Admits Protest Failures, Orders Probe Into Gen Z Deaths

President William Ruto has acknowledged failures in the government’s handling of Kenya’s Gen Z protests, saying no Kenyan should have lost their life...

2 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Kenya

President Ruto Says Gen Z Protests Were a Call to Be Heard, Not an Attack on Democracy

President William Ruto has defended the right of Kenyans to protest, saying the Gen Z-led demonstrations of 2024 were a demand to be heard rather than...

2 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Kenya

16 Years of the Constitution: Why Kenya Marks Katiba Day

Sixteen years after Kenya ushered in a new constitutional order, August 27 has become a day for the country to pause and reflect on what has changed a...

2 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Africa

Uhuru Hails Ethiopia’s Heritage as National Dialogue Ends

Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta used the closing ceremony of Ethiopia’s national dialogue to praise the country’s history, cultural diversity a...

2 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

News

IOC Rejects Complaint Against FIFA Chief Infantino

The International Olympic Committee has rejected a complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over alleged breaches of political neutrality rul...

3 months ago · By Joseph Kimeu

Kenya

Rights Groups Demand Probe Into Surveillance Claims

Fresh allegations of police surveillance have been raised by Kenya's civil society. More than 100 human rights organisations and activists gathered at...

3 months ago · By Joseph Kimeu

Kenya

Court Stops Muthurwa Evictions in Blow to Kenya Railways

The High Court has stopped Kenya Railways Corporation from evicting residents of Muthurwa estate, ruling that the agency cannot proceed until it compl...

4 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Kenya

Gachagua Accuses President Ruto of Targeting Matatu Industry, Calls for Economic Boycott

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of using state institutions to advance private business interests, allegin...

4 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

Africa

Amnesty Condemns Uganda Media Shutdown and Arrests

Amnesty International has called on Ugandan authorities to immediately halt what it describes as an escalating campaign of intimidation against journa...

4 months ago · By Anthony Makokha

Africa

Deportees Sue Ghana Over US Third-Country Removal Policy

A group of West African migrants deported from the United States has taken Ghana to West Africa's highest human rights court, accusing the country of...

4 months ago · By Cecelia Dana

News

Jailed Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai Honoured as Daughter Speaks Out

Jimmy Lai, the jailed Hong Kong media owner and pro-democracy advocate, was honoured on Tuesday, 23rd June, 2026 at the DW Global Media Forum in Bonn,...

4 months ago · By Antony Achayo