Weekly Updates

Raila promises mother of all protests on Monday The opposition has vowed not to relent in its push to have the Kenya Kwanza administration address the current high cost of living in the country even as it plans to continue its anti-government demonstrations across the country. Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader, Raila Odinga,…

Azimio notifies Nairobi OCS of dawn to dusk protest Azimio La Umoja Coalition has written to the Nairobi Officer Commanding station about the upcoming Monday and Thursday demos. In the letter, Azimio Executive Council Chairperson Wycliffe Oparanya said the demonstration will begin at dawn and end at dusk. Read More…  South Africa arrests 87 before planned anti-government…

Goons Destroy Azimio Podium in Githurai Rally Police officers in Kiambu Town on Friday, March 17, lobbed tear gas canisters in an effort to restore order after an Azimio la Umoja rally was disrupted. The cause of the disorder witnessed at the rally was not established clearly amid claims that there were plans to cause disruptions. Read…

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…

Brazen bandit turns local school into home for his two wives after villagers flee: Kindiki A bandit has seized a primary school block in Baringo County and turned it into his home in a brazen show of impunity. The criminal has converted the school’s classrooms into bedrooms and allocated them to members of his family.…

Terror convict Victor Bwire jailed 30 years over plot to blow up KICC A court on Friday sentenced boda boda rider Victor Odede Bwire, found guilty of conspiring to stage a terror attack at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi in 2019, to 30 years in prison. Bwire used Facebook to collect data and…

Three arrested in Kirinyaga for killing two brothers in case of mistaken identity Two teachers and a member of Nyumba Kumi Initiative have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of two brothers at Gategi in Embu County. The suspects were seized at their respective homes on Monday evening and locked up at the…

County administrator, chiefs accused of stealing solar panels meant for water project A Deputy County Commissioner and three chiefs in Murang’a are being investigated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) for allegedly stealing 64 solar panels meant for a community water project. They are suspected of jointly executing the plan to steal the panels…

Police reservists in northern Kenya to join fight against Shabaab: CS Kindiki The national government plans to involve police reservists in terror-prone areas of northern Kenya in fighting terrorism. This was announced by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki Thursday while on a security tour in Mandera County. Prof Kindiki said Kenya will adopt a similar…