Otok Secondary students in Homa Bay beat up protesting parents
Students of Otok Mixed Secondary School in Kendu Bay, Homa Bay County on Friday beat up parents who stormed the school to demand the removal of the institution’s new principal, Jackton Ogaga. The parents arrived at the school in the morning and went to the principal’s office to block the new appointee from gaining access to his office. Read More…
Azimio Supporters Run Away With Police Roadblock on Kisumu State Lodge Road
A section of Azimio la Umoja supporters on Friday, March 10, ran away with roadblocks that were erected by police along the State Lodge Road in Milimani Estate, Kisumu County. The supporters were filmed approaching the police who were stationed at the roadblock as they chanted ‘Ruto must go’. Read More…
County threatens to arm residents after bandits kill medics
Tension is building in Kerio Valley after two medical officers were shot dead by bandits, with county officials and residents accusing the Interior CS of making empty promises. The killings occurred despite an ongoing security operation by both police and soldiers from the Kenya Defence Forces. Read More…
Homa Bay County steps up anti-GBV campaigns
The Homa Bay government has intensified the fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) after launching campaign guidelines. In its SGBV policy, the county seeks to protect women, men, girls and boys from social, political, and economic forms of violence. Read More…
Boost for fight against GBV as Wajir launches protection centre
The fight against gender-based violence (GBV)in northern Kenya got a boost following the launch of the first GBV centre to accommodate victims and provide them with special care. Speaking to journalists at the Grand Oasis hotel while marking International Women’s Day, Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi’s wife, Ms Rukia Abdinasir, said the centre will give victims privacy “as everyone will throng the wards at the general hospital when GBV news breaks”. Read More…
Kindiki: Phase two of security operation in North Rift to start Saturday
The government has promised radical and drastic military action starting Saturday, March 11, 2023, in the six counties that have been affected by banditry and cases of cattle rustling. As the crackdown by the military and police entered the second phase, the State warned that the exercise would leave tongues wagging. Read More…
Police Arrest Wife of Australian National Killed in Bungoma Robbery
Detectives drawn from Bungoma County arrested four suspects in connection with the death of a 65-year-old Australian national, Hewitt Peter John, in Namwacha village, Bungoma County. According to Bungoma Police Commander, Francis Kooli, the deceased was found lying on his back in the living room close to the main door. Read More…
Northern Kenya MPs want military to take full charge of security operation
MPs from northern Kenya want the military to take full charge of the security operation in the area to flush out bandits. The legislators have asked President William Ruto to move to Parliament to seek approval to deploy the Kenya Defence Force in the troubled region. Read More…
Monica Juma, Boinnet land new roles at National Security Council
Former Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma has landed a new role as Secretary, National Security Council; Dr Juma is currently President William Ruto’s Ruto National Security Advisor. In a Gazette Notice, President Ruto also appointed former Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet as deputy National Security Advisor.