DCI reopens post election violence cases as victims claim new threats

By Erick Owenga,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has reopened the lid into the 2007/2008 Post Election Violence (PEV) cases following claims by victim...

DCI George Kinoti , post election violence

Gov’t focused on modernization of security sector: President Kenyatta

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Government's commitment to the modernisation of the country's security apparatus. The President said despit...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

Highlights from President Kenyatta’s State of the Nation Address

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sought to reassure Kenyans that the State of the Nation is strong despite the economic disruptions brought about by the C...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema granted political asylum in Kenya

By Sam Ogina,

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema has been granted the political asylum in Kenya. He claims President John Pombe Magufuli’s administration is ou...

Godbless Lema , magufuli

President-elect Joe Biden seeks to unite nation with victory speech

By CNN,

President-elect Joe Biden addressed a deeply divided nation Saturday night, turning to the challenges ahead by grounding his victory speech in the spi...

Biden , kamala harris , Trump

Scores arrested at Likoni ferry crossing for flouting COVID-19 rules

By Tonny Ndungu,

Police officers in Mombasa have arrested tens of people at the Likoni ferry channel for flouting COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Health Ministry. ...

coronavirus

U.S. Election: Biden predicts win, promises to unite as Trump goes to court

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted victory over President Donald Trump after winning two critical U.S. states, while the Republican incumbent a...

Joe Biden , kamala harris , President Donald Trump , us election

‘Viongozi tumeanguka mtihani!’ Uhuru now bans political rallies over COVID-19

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday acknowledged the part played by the political class in the spread of COVID-19, hence instituting a temporary ban...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , political rallies , President Uhuru Kenyatta

U.S. cites ‘credible allegations’ of fraud in Tanzanian election

By Reuters,

The United States said on Thursday there were “serious doubts” about the credibility of the Tanzanian election. The leading opposition candidat...

magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

Mombasa woman obtains order barring businessman from trespassing on family property

By Dzuya Walter,

A Mombasa woman has been granted temporary orders barring a businessman from encroaching onto a property pitting her against her relatives pending hea...

Magistrate Albert Lesooti , Makupa Police Station , Mombasa High Court , Property tussle

Lawyer Willy Kimani murder suspects seek release on bail citing COVID-19 fears

By Dzuya Walter,

Suspects charged with the killing of lawyer Willy Kimani, his client and taxi driver on Tuesday asked the court to grant them bail pending hearing of ...

COVID-19 , Lawyer Willy Kimani , murder , Nicholas Mutuku

Brazilian police catch senator hiding cash ‘between buttocks’

By Reuters,

Brazilian Senator Chico Rodrigues was caught in a police raid with money hidden between his buttcheeks on Wednesday, a judicial source briefed on the ...

Brazil

Police boss Karanja Muiruri takes over from Lydia Ligami

By Allan Obiero,

Former Machakos county police commander Karanja Muiruri is expected to take over office as the new Nyanza regional police commander on Monday. Kara...

Ligami

Cabinet approves security measures from Joseph Kinyua-led team

By Citizen Reporter,

The Cabinet has approved security measures announced by the Joseph Kinyua-led team on requirements for public gatherings, media reporting and social m...

Cabinet , Joseph Kinyua , NSAC

Githunguri MP’s bodyguard shoots security guard dead

By Gikunga Kariuki,

Dennis Wainaina, an Administration Police officer attached to Githunguri MP Gabriel Kago has been arrested for shooting a watchman dead at a pub in Ki...

President Kenyatta to put all police, parastatal planes under Kenya Air Force

By Hassan Mugambi,

All State owned aircraft in the country will now be under the management of the Kenya Air Force. In a move read as the latest step towards the mili...

IG Hillary Mutyambai , Kenya Air Force , Maj. General Francis Ogola , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Trump and Biden clash over U.S. wildfires as campaign turns to climate change

By Reuters,

Joe Biden branded President Donald Trump a “climate arsonist” on Monday for refusing to acknowledge global warming’s role in deadly wildfires sw...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden , Wildfires

Nyanza regional police boss Noah Mwivanda transferred

By Allan Obiero,

Nyanza Regional Police Commander Noah Mwivanda has been transferred barely five months after taking over the helm of the region's security. Mwivand...

Ligami , Mwivanda , Nyanza Regional Police Commander

Police raid, close children’s home in Kibra after five boys molested

By Hassan Mugambi,

Police in Nairobi raided and closed a children’s home in Kibra area following confirmation of reports of child molestation. Five boys seeking ref...

Kibra , Kings and Queens Children’s Home , nairobi women's hospital , sexual abuse

Arrest of notorious wildlife trafficker Mansur Surur in Kenya lauded by conservationists

By VOA,

Conservationists are lauding the arrest Wednesday in Kenya of alleged wildlife trafficker Abubakar Mansur Mohammed Surur, who also is wanted in the Un...

Mansur Surur , Poaching , wildlife trafficking