New research findings expose gaps in Kenyan police professionalism and posits that little has changed 25 years since restoration of political pluralism

New research findings expose gaps in Kenyan police professionalism and posits that little has changed 25 years since restoration of political pluralism

All these challenges brought to the fore issues related to overlap of functions, perceived competition and questions as whether they should continue existing in their current forms, consequently leading to the question of the merger of the two forces.

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Can Kenya Railways rehabilitation propel under-siege President Ruto to second five-year term in the 2027 polls?

Can Kenya Railways rehabilitation propel under-siege President Ruto to second five-year term in the 2027 polls?

Recent figures show that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) transported more than 15 million passengers and over 45 million tonnes of cargo since its launch, making it one of the most utilised public infrastructure projects in Kenya’s history.

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Court rules missing Kenyan security analyst, military officer Mwnda Mbijjiwe was not in police custody when he vanished

Court rules missing Kenyan security analyst, military officer Mwnda Mbijjiwe was not in police custody when he vanished

The court pointed out that it remains unclear whether any meaningful investigations were conducted at the recovery scene or on the vehicle itself to establish leads on the disappearance

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Unanswered questions after Tanzanian President Suluhu’s handpicked commission finds 518 people died in last year’s violence

Unanswered questions after Tanzanian President Suluhu’s handpicked commission finds 518 people died in last year’s violence

The commission chairman Mohamed Chande Othman said the number of deaths was likely to be higher, because some families buried their loved ones without taking their bodies to morgues

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Senator Osotsi attack is rehearsal of assassination script borrowed from Tanzania and Uganda by Ruto administration

Senator Osotsi attack is rehearsal of assassination script borrowed from Tanzania and Uganda by Ruto administration

Senator Osotsi’s tragedy represents a step up in the ranking of targets by the Ruto-commanded terror gangs. Check! First, it was a “mere” mechanic shot dead in Kitengela in Kajiado County. Now it is a senator beaten to pulp like a dog.

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Suspect identified as Ryan Routh sentenced to life for attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

Suspect identified as Ryan Routh sentenced to life for attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

US District Judge Aileen Cannon handed down the sentence in a Florida courtroom, plus a mandatory additional seven years for a firearm offence for Ryan Routh.

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Uganda’s popular opposition leader Bobi Wine abducted in pre-dawn military raid, his whereabouts unknown

Uganda’s popular opposition leader Bobi Wine abducted in pre-dawn military raid, his whereabouts unknown

As of Friday evening, Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, held a commanding lead with nearly 74 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission said. Wine trailed with 23 per cent.

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I risk assassination if I declare an opposition candidate winner of presidential poll, anxious Uganda elections chief says

I risk assassination if I declare an opposition candidate winner of presidential poll, anxious Uganda elections chief says

Simon Byabakama, chairperson of the Electoral Commission, said he had been warned by senior government figures not to declare certain candidates winners, although he did not name those involved. He was reacting to a video circulating widely online in which a presidential aide suggested the commission would never announce opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, as president even if he won the election.

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Kenyan civil societies want independent probe by ICC of election atrocities in Tanzania

Kenyan civil societies want independent probe by ICC of election atrocities in Tanzania

Scores went missing, prompting fears that they may have been killed by the political bodies dumped in mass graves as may be the case with hundreds – civil society allege thousands – with Tanzanians suspected to have been buried in unidentified graves.

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From quasi-socialist and communist, Uganda’s Museveni morphed into ‘I, me and myself’ Eating Chief before ‘Kyagulanyi Idea’ arrived

From quasi-socialist and communist, Uganda’s Museveni morphed into ‘I, me and myself’ Eating Chief before ‘Kyagulanyi Idea’ arrived

For President Tibuhaburwa Museveni himself Uganda begins in 1986 when he captured the instruments of power through the barrel of the gun. Indeed, he has endeavoured to rewrite the history of Uganda in which past leaders, whom he once referred to as swine, are excluded as if they never existed or contributed to the social, economic or political changes in the country – positive or negative.

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