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, said the Monday protests will take place, speaking after the coalition marked its third day and second week of protests in the country on Thursday, March 30. Read More…
Police injure journalists covering protests
For the second time running, journalists on Thursday bore the brunt of an apparent targeted police brutality. Four journalists covering the opposition’s demonstrations on March 30 sustained injuries and had their instruments damaged. Read More…
Police Officer Dies in ICU After Azimio Protests – IG Koome Confirms
A police officer died from injuries that he sustained during the Azimio la Umoja mass action on Thursday, March 30, 2023. The officer passed away at a hospital in Kisumu where he was undergoing treatment for the injuries. He had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Read More…
Migori man who defiled 11-year-old niece jailed for life
A Migori man has been sentenced to life after the court found him guilty of defiling his 11-year-old niece. Lameck Ochieng was found guilty of the crime he committed on his niece on December 13, 2020, in the Kameji area in Rongo Sub-County. Read More…
DCI exhume Jeff Mwathi’s body
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives on Friday, March 31 exhumed the body of interior designer Jeff Mwathi as probe into the circumstances surrounding his death intensifies. Mwathi’s body was exhumed at his parents’ home in Likia, Njoro Constituency in Nakuru County. Read More…
Boda boda rider charged with killing Banissa MP on Mombasa Road
A boda boda rider has been charged with killing Banisa MP Kullow Maalim Hassan through dangerous riding. Mr Philip Mweteli, who was charged before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Esther Kimilu, denied five counts. Read More…
Teacher Escapes as DCI Raid School Where Grade 4 Student Received 107 Strokes
Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, on Thursday, March 30, raided Riang’ombe Adventist Primary Boarding School in search of a teacher who allegedly caused bodily harm to a Grade 4 pupil. However, the police officers were not able to catch the main suspect after he escaped in the wee hours of the morning. Read More…
Man charged with stealing Sh849,000 and phone after drugging restaurant patron
A man who allegedly drugged a patron at a restaurant in Kasarani, Nairobi before withdrawing Sh849,000 from his three bank accounts after stealing his phone has been charged in court. Mr Bosco Mungai Njiraini is facing charges of administering a stupefying substance on Mr Fredrick Sang in order to steal from him. Read More…
DR Congo rebels to hand over captured border town
The M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are withdrawing from the eastern border town of Bunagana and are expected to hand it over to Ugandan peacekeeping troops, the group’s spokesperson has said. Ugandan troops believed to be in their thousands were on Thursday afternoon seen crossing into the town. Read More…
Saudi partners with China-led security bloc as ties grow
Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a “dialogue partner”, state media reported on Wednesday, the latest indication of closer political ties with China. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 as a political, economic and security organisation to rival Western institutions. Read More…