Under pressure Kenya President Ruto finally concedes blogger died ‘at the hands of police’
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority, the police watchdog, has launched an investigation and on Wednesday named five police officers who arrested Ojwang in Homa Bay County and escorted him to Nairobi’s central police station.
More US cities brace for bloody protests against Trump immigration orders as Los Angeles placed under curfew
California Governor Gavin Newsom, widely seen as preparing for a presidential run in 2028 and the state of California sued Trump and the Defence Department on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federal troops. Trump in turn has suggested Newsom should be arrested.
Service delivery: Kenyan minister locks public servants out of office for reporting to work late
Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku, briefing the press outside the Uhuru na Kazi Building, Mombasa, after an impromptu visit to assess civil servants’ performance.
Central Bank of Kenya cuts key rate marginally to provide further support to wobbly economy
The East African country’s public finances have been under strain because of heavy debt repayments and revenue underperformance.
Kenya considers creating Office of Registrar of Public Participation to elicit input in governance issues
The registrar shall be responsible for ensuring the implementation of all functions outlined in the act or any other written law touching on public participation exercise in the country.
Kenya forms committee of experts to investigate rising incidence of illicit trade in cell tissue and human organs
The committee chair said her team decided to spend four days in Uasin Gishu because some of the allegations that could be deemed inappropriate started there and the individuals came out to speak saying that the services that have been offered or the way in which these services had been procured might not be appropriate.
ICC to renew crimes against humanity in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels accused of executing civilians in Goma
Human Rights Watch confirmed that M23 fighters executed seven people on streets close to Katindo Camp and received credible reports of dozens more killings.
Understanding High Seas Treaty to protect world oceans and why its implementation has delayed
The treaty also aims to ensure that all countries have fair and equitable access to the ocean’s resources. While it is widely referred to as the High Seas Treaty, officially it is called the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty.
Funding shortfall frustrates researchers and innovators, places at Kenya 96 out of 132 in the world
official data from the National Research Fund shows that the National Treasury allocated a mere Ksh343 million ($2.7 million) for research in the 2023/ 2024 financial year out of the possible Ksh200 billion ($1.544 million) needed annually as per to conform to the 2013 act.
President Museveni’s’ greatest feat in Uganda is creation of intellectual zombies to protect ‘elections without democracy’
People excluded from participation in the leadership and governance of their country are unlikely to acquire the necessary experience and skills in leadership and governance, let alone be interested in their country well enough to feel that they are adequately human and patriotic. No amount of forcing them to be patriotic will yield a patriotic population.
