Faced with threat of terrorism and palpable political protests, Kenya boosts APCs fleet with Springbuck and M1117

Faced with threat of terrorism and palpable political protests, Kenya boosts APCs fleet with Springbuck and M1117

The vehicles were commissioned by Interior Cabinet Secretary Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen at the General Service Unit (GSU) Headquarters in Ruaraka, Nairobi. At least half a dozen Springbucks were seen at the ceremony.

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Kenya: Heed my word Sifuna – it’s not outrageous to say ODM is irreversibly compromised up to 2027 and beyond

Kenya: Heed my word Sifuna – it’s not outrageous to say ODM is irreversibly compromised up to 2027 and beyond

A morally upright Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party would have at the very least given an ultimatum to President William Ruto government to shape up or face divorce. In truth, United Democratic Alliance’s (UDA) crimes so far qualify it for all manner of punishment, the most obvious being resignation from power

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Deadly silence: Rex Masai’s killing lays bare militarisation of protests in Kenya, attendant injustice

Deadly silence: Rex Masai’s killing lays bare militarisation of protests in Kenya, attendant injustice

Rex’s killing is a symbol of a nation’s fragile democracy, marred by systemic police brutality that continues to claim innocent lives.

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From being brutalised and short dead, latest corruption index report says Kenyan youth now bear the brunt police extortion  

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.

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Pressure on Kenya’s president to resign mounts as his kinsmen insist orders to shoot and ‘break the legs’ protesters were ‘legal’

Pressure on Kenya’s president to resign mounts as his kinsmen insist orders to shoot and ‘break the legs’ protesters were ‘legal’

The unrest began when the death of a blogger in police custody last month angered many Kenyans, and tensions heightened after the shooting of the civilian, Boniface Kariuki.

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Kenya’s president orders police to fracture protesters with gunfire against backdrop of building $9.3 million church at Sate House

Kenya’s president orders police to fracture protesters with gunfire against backdrop of building $9.3 million church at Sate House

The president’s order to police to shoot to maim (viewed as permission to kill) protesters has shocked the East African nation of about 55 million people as it comes barely a week after he announced that he was putting up a Ksh1.2 billion church at State House – the seat of government – as testimony of his commitment to justice and moral uprightness.

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Koome tells police service commission to prioritise rights-based policing, balance rights to assembly and public order

Koome tells police service commission to prioritise rights-based policing, balance rights to assembly and public order

Chairperson of the Board of Council Linda Bukaya welcomed the guests and expressed appreciation to the Chief Justice and all participants and acknowledged the symbolic importance of the ceremony held at the National Museums Building.

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Number of people shot dead by Kenyan police during anti-government protests rises to 31

Number of people shot dead by Kenyan police during anti-government protests rises to 31

The death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody last month has given the protests fresh impetus, fuelling anger against the authorities and bringing hundreds onto the streets.

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Transition: Vendor shot by police in Kenyan capital dies after weeks in cabbage state

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...

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Re-imagining Kenya: Political unrest, justice on the streets that fuses fact and fiction to result in Daredevil’s flight from shadows

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.

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