Kenya’s President Ruto announces seven days of national mourning of fallen opposition leader Raila Odinga
Odinga first won his parliamentary seat in 1992, which included Kibera. He held the constituency until 2013, his bright orange Hummer mobbed whenever it bounced into the muddy lanes. He lost his first presidential bid in 1997 against Moi. Four years later, Odinga formed a coalition government with him, a move some saw as opportunistic but he said was pragmatic.
Suspect in fatal stabbing of Kenyan presidential guard – ‘sent by devil’ – is detained for further investigations
Police say the man walked to the State House main gate disguised as a homeless person and killed a security officer after shooting with a bow and arrow. The officer was pronounced dead at a hospital. The man was arrested at the scene.
Citing police and military sources, widely read newspaper says abducted Tanzanian former envoy Humphrey Polepole was assassinated
Scores of high profile personalities and frustrated youth that have been exerting pressure on governments in eastern Africa to institute economic, political and democratic reforms have become targets of abduction and disappearances as governments in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda resort to repressive tactics to hold onto power.
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”.
Kenya’s police service announces plans to beef up numbers with 10,000 recruits
The NPSC, chaired by Amani Yuda Komora, used the Mombasa sitting to deliberate on human resource matters and officially named Collette Suda as the commission’s vice chairperson.
Newly sworn-in National Dialogue Panel promises victims of state brutality justice, reparations
Chief Registrar Winfridah Mokaya described the day as “historic for the country” and congratulated stakeholders for their dedication.
Mom in central Kenya jailed for 8 months for child neglect, feeding teenaged daughter on bhang
The teenaged girl not enrolled in school and had allegedly been introduced to substance abuse – cannabis sativa – by her mother. She fed on bhang when there was no food in the house. Authorities further noted that the girl was often forced to sleep on cold floors outside their squalid house, especially when her mother was entertaining lovers in their poorly maintained hovel.
Ruto’s security advisor: Kenyan women empowerment is a human right, pillar of good governance and national security
During a high-level forum on women’s empowerment in the capital, Nairobi, Presidential National Security Advisor Monica Juma, said Kenya’s prosperity and stability depend on unlocking the full potential of women and girls, and assured that the government would continue prioritising their inclusion.
Kenyan minister admits housing programme faces $2.6 billion funding shortfall per annum
Housing Secretary Said Athman said the government was on course to implement the project with over 3,000 units already handed over. From January next year, Athman said, more units shall be handed over on a monthly basis adding that all the contractors have been instructed to roll out night shifts to fast track the project.
Tiriki and Terik ethnic ‘cousins’ of western Kenya meet Vihiga Governor Ottichillo over indigenous culture
The meeting discussed the proposed construction of a cultural centre for the Terik community, equipping and operationalising Shiru Cultural Centre and Shamakhokho Resource Centre, plus documentation and digitisation of cultural heritage assets from both communities.
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