Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga under fire for ‘hiring thugs’ to brutalise journalists after exposé on fake jobs in her office
According to MCK, Onyango was lured into a Homa Bay hotel where he was “ambushed by thugs and allegedly assaulted by the county officials, causing facial injuries”.
Committee for Protection of Journalists says Kenyan police inserted spyware on detained filmmakers’ phones
Activists had linked the filmmakers’ detention with a BBC documentary about security service killings during anti-government protests last year, despite the BBC saying none of the men was involved in the film, “Blood Parliament”.
Journalism and democracy are conjoined twins and when they die, they are buried in same grave
Independent journalism is one of the strongest defences we have against polarisation, extremism and authoritarianism. But in many parts of the world, it simply cannot survive without support. Advertising doesn’t work in conflict zones. Subscription models don’t sustain outlets serving rural, low-income communities.
Transition: Vendor shot by police in Kenyan capital dies after weeks in cabbage state
The Kenyan man who was shot at close range by a police officer during recent protests over a blogger’s death in custody has died, his family announced on Monday evening. Family spokesperson Emily Wanjira said Boniface Kariuki died on Monday afternoon, a day after doctors at the national referral hospital...
Re-imagining Kenya: Political unrest, justice on the streets that fuses fact and fiction to result in Daredevil’s flight from shadows
Kenya’s Gen Z, galvanised by social media hashtags and mobile communication, have driven two synchronised waves of resistance – from #OccupyParliament in June 2024 to renewed June 25, 2025 protests.
