School unrest season in Kenya kicks off with students in Kericho demanding ‘one-term’ service for school heads, live EPL matches
Julius Ngoneshi told the meeting that was chaired by the Kericho County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo that some of the grievances the students raised for striking were beyond the management of the institutions.
Return of ‘treason’ as activist Mwangi becomes second Kenyan to face the charge after failed plot to plant ammos on Governor Natembeya
Mwangi’s wife Njeri, in a post on the social media platform X, said on Saturday that security personnel raided their home and took the activist and his electronic gadgets while “talking of terrorism and arson.” Police said after his arrest on Friday that Mwangi was linked to the facilitation of violent activities in recent street protests. Detectives searched his home and his office.
Kenya is a full-blown economic crime scene where perps gleefully hold press briefings to announce taxes on even second-hand underwear
Your mother, once your biggest cheerleader, now lies sick in a county hospital, receiving the sort of treatment that should qualify as a human rights violation. Three months of watching her deteriorate because you can’t afford private care, and because in Kenya, public healthcare is where dreams and lives go to die.
From being brutalised and short dead, latest corruption index report says Kenyan youth now bear the brunt police extortion
Echoing these concerns, KNCHR Chief Executive Officer Bernard Mogesa observed that the findings pointed to a profound human rights crisis.
Unflattering mainstream churches in Kenya defy President Ruto, warn his reckless decisions will inflame ethnic hostilities
At the same time, the spiritual leaders categorically opposed the Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by Parliament on July 11, 2025, which seeks to entrench the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) into the Constitution.
Steep slide in President Ruto’s support kicks off national ID registration in earnest in his Rift Valley stronghold in readiness for 2027 polls
The exercise, initiated by the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services through the National Registration Bureau (NRB), seeks to ensure timely documentation for students transitioning from secondary education to tertiary institutions, job markets and other government services that require proof of legal identity.
Kenyan president and cabinet accuse opposition of plotting a coup d’état as he positions kinsmen in strategic positions in military
In the aftermath of the protests that brought the entire country to a halt, Murkomen gave orders to police to shoot-on-sight anybody they perceive as a threat to “national security.” The order since been criticised by human rights activists and envoys accredited to Nairobi, forcing the minister to backtrack.
10 protesters shot by police as state orders pause on live broadcast of demonstrations in Kenya
Six people, including three police officers, were charged with murder on Tuesday over the killing of 31-year-old blogger and teacher, Albert Ojwang. All have pleaded not guilty. On Wednesday, a source at Nairobi’s Kenyatta National Hospital told Reuters that the facility had received 11 patients with gunshot injuries.
