Nearly 300 people, some in Kenya, Nigeria arrested over international online scams

By Duncan Mutwiri,

A global operation targeting online scams has led to nearly 300 arrests in 12 countries including Kenya. Also Read: Have you been a victim of onlin...

Online scams , operation rewired

Sudan military and opposition finally sign power-sharing deal

By Reuters,

Sudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing deal that paves the way for a transitiona...

Sudan

Tanzania charges journalist with economic crimes

By VOA,

Tanzania's government on Monday charged investigative journalist Erick Kabendera with money laundering, tax evasion and assisting a criminal racket. ...

Dr. John Pombe Magufuli , economic crimes , Erick Kabendera , Tanzania

What Mumbi Ngugi ruling means for public officers charged with graft

By Sam Gituku,

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu's continued stay in remand may be the least of his worries right now. The issue is his deputy James Nyoro taking ...

Governor Ferdinand Waititu , High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi , James Nyoro , kiambu , Samburu governor Moses Lenolkulal

Four school children shot dead at Sudan protest: opposition campaigners

By Reuters,

At least four schoolchildren and one adult were shot dead when security forces broke up a student protest in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid on Monday, ...

Amer Mohamed Ibrahim , omar al bashir , protest , Sudan

Kenya ruling that corruption suspect must step down seen having wider impact

By Reuters,

A Kenyan judge’s ruling that a county governor accused of corruption must step aside pending his trial could have widespread ramifications in the co...

CS Henry Rotich , Governor Moses Lenokulal , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Samburu County

Uhuru, Magufuli to team up in fight against crime

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his host President John Magufuli on Saturday vowed to deal firmly with insecurity saying they will not spare anyone invol...

Sudan’s opposition agree power-sharing deal with military

By Reuters,

Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups agreed provisionally on Friday to share power for three years, brin...

dictatorship , military , Opposition , share power , Sudan

Activists killed, women raped. Is Sudan revolution still alive?

By CNN,

In front of the military headquarters in Khartoum, workers are rebuilding the pavement. Men in khaki uniforms lounge under trees. Buildings here have...

omar al bashir , protests , Sudan

Platini freed after Qatar World Cup probe

By Reuters,

Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was freed in the early hours of Wednesday after having been questioned over the...

corruption , Michel Platini

Sudan protest group makes strike call with talks deadlocked

By Reuters,

Sudan’s main protest group called on Tuesday for a general strike, saying two late-night negotiation sessions with the military had failed to reach ...

omar al bashir , Sovereign Council , Sudan

DCI speaks on alleged Wetangula gold scam audio

By Hassan Mugambi,

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti says his team is currently probing the leaked telephone conversation alleged to be between Bun...

DCI , Fake gold , George Kinoti , Noordin Haji

EACC wants Governor Lenolkulal’s bid to access his bank accounts dismissed

By Dzuya Walter,

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday asked the court to dismiss an application by Samburu County Governor Moses Lenolkulal se...

EACC , Governor Moses Lenolkulal , graft , Samburu County

Sudan’s military and opposition agree in principle to joint council

By Reuters,

Sudan’s military rulers and opposition agreed in principle on Saturday to the formation of a joint body to lead a transition from 30 years of autocr...

Kobar prison , military , omar al bashir , Sudan

Swazuri, 10 other suspects to spend Easter holiday in custody

By Dzuya Walter,

Former National Lands Commission (NLC) chairman Muhammad Swazuri will spend Easter in custody pending a bail ruling set for Tuesday next week. Swaz...

National Lands Commission , Swazuri

UN chief appoints adviser to help AU mediation in Sudan

By VOA,

The U.N. secretary-general has appointed special adviser Nicholas Haysom to support the African Union's mediation efforts in Sudan, where the military...

AU

Former NLC boss Swazuri arrested over land compensation scam

By Tonny Ndungu,

Muhammad Swazuri, former National Lands Commission (NLC) chairman has been arrested alongside several other ex-officials Detectives from the Ethics...

NLC , SGR land compensation , Swazuri

Sudanese army blocks attempt to disperse protesters: witnesses

By Gloria Magudha,

Sudanese soldiers intervened to protect demonstrators on Monday after security forces tried to break up a protest by thousands of anti-government demo...

Bashir , sudanese

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Samburu Governor Lenolkulal arrested over Ksh.84M graft claims

By Tonny Ndungu,

Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been arrested over the loss of over Ksh.84million public funds. He was taken to the Ethics and Anti-Corruptio...

Lenolkulal , Samburu Governor