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Lawyer defies judiciary’s call for his prosecution over bribery claims

Nairobi — One of Kenya’s most outspoken legal minds is again at the centre of a storm this time, squaring off with the country’s top judicial officers...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Businessman Freed on Bail in MP Were Murder Case

NAIROBI — A Nairobi court has released businessman and political figure Phillip Aroko on a cash bail of Ksh.300,000, days after a judge allowed detect...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Witness testifies he was paid Ksh 9,000 to transport alleged abductors of Willis Ayieko

NAIROBI - A protected witness has testified in court that he was paid KSh 9,000 to transport individuals accused of abducting and murdering Willis Ayi...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

British Man Found Dead in Kenyan Forest: Murder Suspect Denies Charge in Court

The man accused of killing British national Campbell Scott has denied the charge in court. Alex Mutua appeared before a Nairobi judge on Tuesday and p...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

MP George Sunkuyia arrested over alleged forged KCSE certificate

Kajiado West Member of Parliament, George Sunkuyia, has been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over allegations of forging...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Tanzania MP’s Torture Remark Sparks Outrage Over Democracy, Regional Freedoms

A Tanzanian lawmaker’s call for the torture of prominent Kenyan activists has triggered a regional outcry, raising fresh fears about shrinking democra...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Khalif Kairo Charged with KSh1.28M Tax Fraud Over Luxury SUV

Car dealer Joseph Kairo Wambui, alias Khalif Kairo in a past court session. Nyeri, Kenya — Prominent Nairobi car dealer Joseph Kairo Wambui, known as...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Zubeida Kananu Clinches Second Term as Editors Guild President

Zubeida Kananu, a familiar face to many Kenyans as a KTN News anchor, has been re-elected president of the Kenya Editors' Guild (KEG). Her win secures...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Kenyan Blogger ‘Sniper’ to Be Buried, Over a Year After Grisly Murder

MERU, Kenya — More than a year after his battered body was pulled from a riverbank in Tharaka Nithi, Bernard Muthiani—known online as "Sniper"—is fina...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Gender & Women

Kenya’s Femicide Crisis: Taskforce Urges New Law as Cases Surge

A government-appointed taskforce in Kenya has warned that the country is struggling to respond effectively to the rising tide of femicide cases—becaus...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Africa

Nigerian senator faces defamation charges after claiming assassination plot

ABUJA — The Nigerian government has filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan after she accused two high-ranking politicians of p...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

US accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons slaps new sanctions on regime

NAIROBI — The United States has accused Sudan of using chemical weapons in its ongoing civil war, prompting a fresh wave of sanctions that could furth...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari