13 police officers deny killing two Indian nationals, Kenyan the in run-up to 2022 polls
Amnesty International’s Kenya chapter have linked the SSU to most of more than 500 extrajudicial killings and dozens of enforced disappearances between 2019 and September 2022.
Kenya’s tourism shows strong recovery as minister projects surge in new arrivals and foreign exchange earnings
The domestic tourism sector, CS Rebecca Miano, also recorded impressive gains, with bed night occupancy rising by 12 per cent from 4,618,094 in 2023 to 5,173,966 in 2024.
While it’s known Rwanda is chief architect of scramble for eastern Congo’s minerals, world powers are shy to rein it in
The M23 rebel group entered the outskirts of Bukavu, a city of about 1.3 million in eastern DRC, in mid-February 2025. This happened two weeks after Goma, another city in the region, came under the control of M23 rebels. With support from the Rwandan army, M23 already controls vast territory in eastern DRC.
Chief Justice Koome says Kenya’s judiciary is committed to fighting runaway corruption
Chief Justice Martha Koome giving her keynote speech as she chaired the 31st National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) meeting at the Pride Inn Paradise Hotel, Shanzu.
Kenya tourism sector earnings to rise to 650 billion shillings in 2025, minister says
Kenya tourism sector earnings are expected to jump to Ksh650 billion ($5 billion) this year from Ksh452.2 billion last year, Tourism Minister Rebecca Miano said on Wednesday. Miano said the 2024 earnings were up 20 per cent compared with a year earlier. The sector alongside tea exports and remittances are...
M23 rebels set eyes on Butembo city after the capture of Goma and Bukavu in eastern Congo
Also on Tuesday, the M23 captured the town of Kamanyola, about 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Bukavu, after they overcame resistance from the Congolese army in the evening, said Steve Mubalama, a civil society representative in the town.
Uganda president on spot after famished opponent Besigye is denied bail despite Supreme Court ruling
Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, is a prominent opposition figure in Uganda. For years he was the most serious challenger to President Yoweri Museveni, who has held power since 1986, before the recent rise of the opposition figure known as Bobi Wine.
Under fire Kenya president rapped as ‘genocide-washing’ and ‘criminally irresponsible’ for hosting faction in Sudanese war
The African Union in a statement published on Wednesday voiced “deep concern over the continued escalation of the conflict between the two warring parties, particularly the non-stop perpetration of war crimes and crimes against humanity”.
62-year old man in central Kenya handed 10 years in jail for sodomising mentally sick minor
The complainant told the court that the accused took advantage of his disability to commit the heinous act and threatened him not to inform anyone on what transpired. The victim further narrated that he has known the accused person for a long time since he lives near their home and most times he sees him in a shop next to their home.
Pensioners in Kenya, some aged over 100, now receiving dues digitally 50 years after retiring
Kioko Ndolo, who has 15 children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren appreciates the government in its responsibility to old pensioners who have been receiving pension for more years than when they had worked in government.
