Actor Nick Mutuma breaks silence after allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in 2016 resurface

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenyan actor Nick Mutuma has broken his silence, 4 years after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a viral Twitter thread. In a statem...

Nick Mutuma

COVID-19 fuels surge in sexual violence, child marriage

By VOA,

Fresh out of university, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi was living in the southern Nigerian state of Rivers when she was sexually assaulted. A housemate...

coronavirus

‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps

By CNN,

For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our h...

braids , hair , synthetic hair , weaves

OPINION: Are Kenya’s educated youth the criminals?

By Guest Writer,

By Eshuchi Richard The dynamic nature of youth crime patterns in Kenya is one that intersects security and education. Collectively, the youth inclu...

McGregor detained in connection with alleged sexual assault

By Reuters,

Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor was taken into custody in Corsica on Saturday amid allegations of attempted sexual as...

Conor McGregor

OPINION: The right to live free from violence is a basic human right even as we battle COVID-19

By Guest Writer,

The right to live free from violence, to be inseparable from your right and need to keep your body to yourself, to walk unscathed from the fists of ag...

coronavirus , FGM , GBV

How Kenyan consulate in Lebanon became feared by women it was meant to help

By CNN,

A deep sense of fear descended over Gloria as she stepped off the bustling street into her country's consulate. Weeks earlier, she said, she paid t...

Kefala , Kenyan consulate in Lebanon , Lebanon , Sayed Chalouhi

Man at heart of North Korea COVID-19 case fled sex abuse investigation

By Reuters,

Last week, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, authorities say, but with a coronavirus pandemic raging in the back...

coronavirus , North Korea , South Korea

Rape scandal erupts at one of world’s oldest universities

By CNN,

One of the world's oldest universities is embroiled in scandal after dozens of women alleged they were sexually assaulted or raped on its campus, with...

Alpha Epsilon Pi , University of St Andrews

DNA evidence solves 8-year-old girl’s murder after 38 years

By CNN,

After nearly 38 agonizing years, the family of Kelly Ann Prosser finally has some closure. Police in Columbus, Ohio, said Friday they cracked the c...

DNA , Kelly Ann Prosser , murder

Porn star charged with sexually assaulting four women

By CNN,

Porn star Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents dating back to 2014, Los ...

Adult Films , rape , Ron Jeremy , Sexual assault

Send us videos of misbehaving cops for action, IG Mutyambai tells Kenyans

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has asked Kenyans to take videos of rogue police officers in a move he says will end police brutalit...

mutyambai , police brutality

CS Magoha wants pornography banned in Kenya to curb teenage pregnancies

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha wants pornographic sites banned in the country, saying they are to blame for the high rate of teenage ...

CS Magoha

Six police officers to be charged over killings, assault – IPOA

By Ian Omondi,

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) now says six police officers will be arrested and charged with various serious offences including ...

Anne Makori , IPOA , police brutality

Embu North DCI boss Jervasio Njeru arrested over allegedly raping suspect in his office

By Tonny Ndungu,

Embu DCIO Jervasio Njeru was on Wednesday arraigned in court over the allegations of raping a suspect in his office. According to a police report, ...

Embu DCIO , Jervasio Njeru , rape

Charles Owino defends police brutality, saying officers are ‘young and drunk in power’

By Tonny Ndungu,

Police spokesperson Charles Owino now says that police officers accused of brutality were 'probably young and drunk from the little power they have'. ...

charles owino , IPOA , police brutality

Police officer Duncan Ndiema Ndiwah to be arrested over killing of 13yr-old Yassin Moyo on balcony

By Citizen Reporter,

The Director of Public Prosecutions has approved the arrest and prosecution of a police officer, Duncan Ndiema Ndiwah. This he said is in connectio...

Duncan Ndiema Ndiwah , IPOA , police brutality , Yasin Hussein Moyo

Kenya Police have killed 15 people, injured 31 in COVID-19 curfew enforcement – IPOA

By Citizen Reporter,

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) says 15 people have been killed and 31 others injured by police officers since Kenya heightened se...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , curfew , IPOA , kenya police , police brutality , police deaths

Judge who asked alleged rape victim if she ‘closed her legs’ removed

By CNN,

A New Jersey Superior Court judge was removed from his position after several misconduct claims, including because he asked an alleged rape victim how...

Justice Stuart Rabner , rape , supreme court

Sexual offenses on the rise in Kenya as more people work from home over COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

Sexual offenses are on the rise in Kenya as more people work from home after the Government imposed stringent measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 ...

coronavirus , curfew , Sexual Offences