Kawuor clan: Perceived rift in Jaramogi Odinga family is imaginary, public should not overplay Winnie Odinga’s actions

Kawuor clan: Perceived rift in Jaramogi Odinga family is imaginary, public should not overplay Winnie Odinga’s actions

Omondi Odinga, Jaramogi’s son, who represented Oburu Oginga at the anniversary held at Kango ka Jaramogi, reiterated that the family has remained united since Jaramogi’s death in 1994. He noted that the public is over-playing Winnie Odinga’s political engagement and gave the assurance that her actions were not directed against her uncle.

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Child trafficking? Police in Kisumu rescue 12 Grade 10 students from fraudsters who had promised them scholars

Child trafficking? Police in Kisumu rescue 12 Grade 10 students from fraudsters who had promised them scholars

Upon visiting the scene, police officers found a group of nine girls and three boys aged between 15 and 17 years, waiting near Manyatta Primary School with their luggage, dressed in different school uniforms.

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Detectives probe incident in which a policeman shot dead businessman in a central Kenya town

Detectives probe incident in which a policeman shot dead businessman in a central Kenya town

In a statement issued by authority’s chairperson Isaack Hassan, IPOA says it has already dispatched a Rapid Response Team from the Nyeri Regional Office to commence investigations and gather all relevant information to establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident.

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Kisumu emerges as leading origin or transit point of cannabis sativa and other hard drugs in Kenya

Kisumu emerges as leading origin or transit point of cannabis sativa and other hard drugs in Kenya

Kisumu and adjoining counties in Lake Victoria Basin region have emerged as leading sources cannabis sativa that ends up in backstreet markets and inner cities in major owns in Kenya such as Nairobi and Nakuru. The assessment follows the frequency with which security agencies and ordinary citizens are intercepting drugs...

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State takes national identity cards civic campaign to remote and ‘hardship’ regions of Kenya

State takes national identity cards civic campaign to remote and ‘hardship’ regions of Kenya

The principal secretary encouraged citizens to acquire national IDs to access government services, highlighting that over 400,000 users access the eCitizen platform daily, all of whom require a valid ID.

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After he derided Haitians as ‘cat and dog’ eaters, Mexicans ‘all rapists’ Trump’s assault on Somalis in Minneapolis comes up against stiff resistance

After he derided Haitians as ‘cat and dog’ eaters, Mexicans ‘all rapists’ Trump’s assault on Somalis in Minneapolis comes up against stiff resistance

Creating new ICE watch patrols and rapid response networks, fearing going to work or leaving home, watching their shared community spaces grow desolate and their shops sit empty – these are the experiences of Somali residents of the Twin Cities who spoke with The Intercept about being under siege in their own hometowns.

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Museveni boasts after retaining seat he and NRM are forever popular in Uganda 40 years since coming to power

Museveni boasts after retaining seat he and NRM are forever popular in Uganda 40 years since coming to power

In his speech, Museveni accused the opposition of trying to foment violence during voting. He urged religious leaders to reach out to young people who are likely to be misled into violence.

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Authoritarianism: Uganda’s quasi-democracy paints a picture of the East Africa nation’s status as a colossal military barrack stilted on steroids

Authoritarianism: Uganda’s quasi-democracy paints a picture of the East Africa nation’s status as a colossal military barrack stilted on steroids

A closed society is where, by design, law and policy people and institutions may or may not intercommunicate and selectively communicate with the outside world. In a closed society, human rights abuses by the State are common, and accountability and transparency are undermined in favour of a deep state run by Mafioso.

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Museveni prepares for 50 years in power after elections agency declares him winner of Uganda’s 2026 presidential race

Museveni prepares for 50 years in power after elections agency declares him winner of Uganda’s 2026 presidential race

The musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine took 24.72 per cent of the vote, the final results showed. Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has condemned what he described as an unfair electoral process and alleged abductions of his polling agents.

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Ongoing disarmament of pastoralists in Kenya nets 11 more guns in Tana River in coast region

Ongoing disarmament of pastoralists in Kenya nets 11 more guns in Tana River in coast region

Speaking after receiving two more guns from the Orma community at Bangali Police Station, area Deputy County Commissioner Joseph Kipkorir thanked the elders from both communities for their continued support in the ongoing disarmament exercise.

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