Blind, deaf and dumb Ruto: Kenya dances with extrajudicial killings, extreme ethnicity, detention without trial and totalitarianism
President William Ruto won power almost three years ago vowing to protect the poor and end police violence, but he is facing mounting public dissatisfaction over high living costs, corruption and police brutality that could yet seal his fate as a “wantam” leader.
Human organ harvesting and cannibalism rock pastoralist communities in north-western Kenya
In the wake of reports of rise in cannibalism and human organ harvesting security apparatus in the region are now on high alert. Police and administrators have launched a manhunt for perpetrators who are said to be targeting mainly juveniles.
Colonial relics: Slum upgrade in central Kenya lifts 50,000 Nyeri Town residents out of squalor
Besides access to amenities such as piped water, its beneficiaries like Ruth are enjoying murram roads network linking the villages to the main road. But the biggest upgrade yet is her promotion from being a squatter to a holder of the title deed for the 40×80 parcel of land she has been residing in for close to 20 years something she says.
Koome tells police service commission to prioritise rights-based policing, balance rights to assembly and public order
Chairperson of the Board of Council Linda Bukaya welcomed the guests and expressed appreciation to the Chief Justice and all participants and acknowledged the symbolic importance of the ceremony held at the National Museums Building.
Catholics in Congo honour anti-graft martyr newly beatified by Vatican, his remains moved to Goma
In the conflict-battered city of Goma, where years of war have increased both desperation and corruption, Kositi’s beatification has eased some of the pain caused by his death. UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at ‘unprecedented levels’
Number of people shot dead by Kenyan police during anti-government protests rises to 31
The death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody last month has given the protests fresh impetus, fuelling anger against the authorities and bringing hundreds onto the streets.
Remanded Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye’s new party People’s Front for Freedom launched
Besigye, a physician who retired from Uganda’s military at the rank of colonel, is a former president of the Forum for Democratic Change party, for many years Uganda’s most formidable opposition group. He has long been a fierce critic of Museveni, for whom he once served as a military assistant and personal doctor.
Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties the African nation
The Supreme Court majority wrote that their decision on June 23 completely halted Murphy’s ruling and also rendered his decision on the South Sudan flight “unenforceable.” The court did not fully detail its legal reasoning on the underlying case, as is common on its emergency docket.
Kenya and Tanzania announce they are on verge of completing border demarcation
Deputy head of public service Amos Gathecha disclosed that 558 out of the 758-kilometres to be covered, were already reaffirmed save for the remaining 150 kilometres to Vanga, approximately 42 kilometres river line section at Jipe area in Taveta and Lake Victoria section.
Kenyan medics turn to blood separation to reduce maternal mortality during childbirth
Nick Kiptanui disclosed that currently they are able to collect about 250,000 units of blood annually and when combined with components such as fresh frozen plasma, red blood cells and platelets, the quantity increases to 300,000 units.
