Study: East Africa’s event-driven coverage of sexual, gender-based violence and femicide creates room for the vice to fester
A stark three per cent focus on perpetrators means the individuals responsible for violence often remain out of sight in media narratives, especially in follow-up reporting whereas only 11 percent of stories amplified survivor voices, despite survivors being central to the narrative of violence.
Lawyers ask ICC to probe 122 EU officials, including France’s Macron and Germany’s Merkel, for crimes against humanity in Mediterranean
Despite repeated calls from human rights experts for Europe to refrain from supporting Libyan forces in stopping migrants from crossing the Mediterranean, European officials remain determined to continue doing just that.
Kisumu overtaking Nairobi as capital of vehicle theft in Kenya as police recover 17th stolen car
Then, the criminals had networks that stretched as far as Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan and South Africa. With the help Interpol, the networks were broken but the latest high car theft incidence in Kisumu seems to suggest the networks are on a rebound or new ones have come up.
Kenya’s demoralised police set for mass promotions to inject professionalism in the service
Cabinet Secretary Murkomen said Jukwaa la Usalama forums are vital, noting the convergence of national government administrative officers, police officers, university students, members of the public and all stakeholders, has brought to the fore the challenges of security, illegal alcohol, drugs, gender-based violence and other issues related to crime and how the issues should be addressed through public participation.
Smuggling syndicate that operates along Kenya-Tanzania border threatens business in Kwale County
Area County Commissioner Stephen Orinde warned to those smuggling sugar through the porous border points with neighbouring Tanzania.
Netflix revisits life and times of Miami’s infamous ‘Cocaine Godmother’ who relished killing lovers and enemies
Griselda Blanco’s life story inspires numerous films, documentaries, and now a Netflix series, with actresses like Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sofia Vergara, and Jennifer Lopez bringing her story to the screen. Despite the glamorisation, the real-life consequences of her actions and the violence she propagated continue to be felt. Sofia Varga offers more insight into the truth behind her motivations and performance playing Blanco on Netflix.
How mother in-law set off America’s most notorious serial killer ‘Giggling Granny’ to poison five husbands, children and grandchildren
Nannie’s victims were not limited to her husbands. She also allegedly murdered her own children, grandchildren and other relatives, making her crimes all the more heinous. Her reasons varied, from financial gain to personal convenience, but the pattern of using arsenic remained consistent.
America’s first female serial killer lured wealthy men to her farm promising romance, then delivered death
Her exact fate remains unknown, adding an enduring mystery to her terrifying legacy. Despite extensive investigations, Belle Gunness was never found, leaving her story open-ended and her true number of victims uncertain.
Police in Mumias, western Kenya, nab seven members of Fools’ Army gang, one found puffing weed
Mumias East OCPD Dorice Chemoss said area residents who volunteered to assist police to track down and identify the gangsters, tipped off the police about the whereabouts of two members of the gang, they identified as Fadhili Mukhola and Imbuli.
Suspected motorcycle thief burned alive by mobs in Madogo, bike owner fights for life in hospital
Athman Manyara, a local resident, regretted that such cases of robberies with violence had been on the rise and urged the local authorities to increase their efforts to tame the crime. Manyara said that some residents tried saving the suspects to wait for police but due to the public anger, the suspect could not be saved.
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