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Raila asks African Union, Nigerian gov’t to probe police brutality incidents, prosecute perpetrators
By Tonny Ndungu,
1446, October 22, 2020 (EAT)
ODM Leader Raila Odinga has called on the African Union and the Nigerian authorities to expedite probe into the injuring and killing of peaceful prote...
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Nigerian citizens in Nairobi protest against controversial anti-robbery squad
By Erick Owenga,
1615, October 21, 2020 (EAT)
A section of Nigerian citizens camped outside the High Commission in Nairobi on Wednesday protesting over the injustices by the Special Anti-Robbery S...
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Renee Ngamau leads fight to save Nairobi’s playgrounds and public spaces
By Reuters,
1457, October 20, 2020 (EAT)
It's hard to keep up with Renee Ngamau. From mentoring women entrepreneurs to campaigning against police brutality, the Kenyan lawyer, businesswome...
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Lewis Hamilton could face FIA investigation over anti-racism T-shirt
By Agencies,
1254, September 15, 2020 (EAT)
Formula 1 bosses are looking into whether Lewis Hamilton broke rules at the Tuscan Grand Prix by wearing a T-shirt highlighting police brutality. ...
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Champion Osaka harnesses sport’s biggest spotlight in fight for racial justice
By Reuters,
1659, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka capped a transformative U.S. Open with another Grand Slam title and a challenge to the millions watching across the globe on Saturday to ...
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These three women stood up to Europe’s longest-serving dictator, here’s what happened to them
By CNN,
1223, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Five weeks have passed since Belarus learned the results of its presidential election, in which the country's Central Election Commission announced t...
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Osaka wins U.S. Open to confirm status as new star
By Reuters,
1221, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka ended Victoria Azarenka’s dream run to claim her second U.S. Open title in three years with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 comeback win on Saturday which...
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Judge bars ‘sloppy’ prosecutors from case of ex-cops charged in George Floyd’s death
By Reuters,
1208, September 12, 2020 (EAT)
The judge in the criminal case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death disqualified four local prosecutors o...
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Sonko: Matiangi, Kibicho and the ‘deep state’ are messing the country
By Tonny Ndungu,
935, August 20, 2020 (EAT)
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has accused Interior CS Fred Matiangi, Interior PS Karanja Kibicho and the 'deep state' of messing the country. Speakin...
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NFL’s Washington team to retire Redskins name and logo
By Reuters,
1214, July 14, 2020 (EAT)
The U.S. National Football League’s Washington team announced on Monday it will retire its Redskins name and logo, which it has used since 1933 but ...
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Send us videos of misbehaving cops for action, IG Mutyambai tells Kenyans
By Tonny Ndungu,
1637, June 22, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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U.S. embassy in Seoul displays Black Lives Matter banner in support of anti-racism protests
By Reuters,
1019, June 14, 2020 (EAT)
The U.S. embassy in Seoul draped a huge Black Lives Matter banner on its mission building and tweeted a picture of it in support of an anti-racism cam...
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Players must use status as role models to fight racism, says Arsenal’s Leno
By Reuters,
1540, June 13, 2020 (EAT)
Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has called on his team mates to act as role models for racial equality in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black...
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Three police officers arrested over Mercy Cherono saga
By Citizen Team,
1921, June 11, 2020 (EAT)
Three police officers have been arrested following public outrage over the Mercy Cherono saga. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigati...
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Mathare residents protest police brutality
By VOA,
1350, June 9, 2020 (EAT)
Residents of Mathare slum marched Monday to protest police brutality in the enforcement of a curfew that is part of the effort to contain the spread o...
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Charles Owino defends police brutality, saying officers are ‘young and drunk in power’
By Tonny Ndungu,
1730, June 3, 2020 (EAT)
Police spokesperson Charles Owino now says that police officers accused of brutality were 'probably young and drunk from the little power they have'. ...
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Woods says Floyd death a ‘shocking tragedy’
By Reuters,
1402, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Tiger Woods said on Monday he has always respected U.S. law enforcement but that their use of force on George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American ...
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DPP Haji on police brutality: We have received 80 cases in the last 9 months
By Tonny Ndungu,
1355, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
The office of The Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has received 80 cases of police brutality since October 2019, DPP Noordin Haji has said. T...
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Kenyans protest after police shoot homeless man dead in Mathare
By Tonny Ndungu,
1156, June 3, 2020 (EAT)
The killing of an elderly homeless man in Mathare has sparked a wave of protests on Kenyan social media with hundreds of Kenyans demanding justice. ...
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Uproar after police shoot dead homeless man in Mathare
By Tonny Ndungu,
1133, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Mathare residents have vowed to move to the streets in protests after police officers enforcing the daily curfew reportedly shot down a homeless man a...
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