Why DCI wants me arrested, detective Jane Mugo finally speaks out

By Raquel Muigai,

Private investigator Jane Wawira Mugo who has been listed as a wanted criminal by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) insists she is not ...

FIFA officials to visit Iran after death of ‘Blue Girl’

By Reuters,

FIFA officials will visit Iran, following the death of a female fan who set herself on fire in protest at her arrest for attending a match, world socc...

Blue Girl

SportPesa: High Court quashes bid to have betting licence renewed

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has dismissed a case filed by Pevans East Africa Limited challenging Betting Control and Licensing Board's (BCLB) decision to cancel it...

BCLB , Justice John Mativo , Pevans East Africa Limited , SportPesa

Linturi Vs Kitany: Tales of cheating, death threats and stolen title deeds

By Dzuya Walter,

The messy divorce pitting Meru Senator Mithika Linturi and his estranged wife Maryanne Kitany took to another level on Wednesday as Kitany aired infid...

maryanne kitany , Meru Senator Mithika Linturi

‘It’s voluntary to give your ID number in census,’ Amnesty International tells Kenyans

By Ian Omondi,

Human rights group Amnesty International has advised Kenyans that it is voluntary to give census enumerators their passport and/or identity numbers. ...

Amnesty International , Census 2019

Moi University ordered to pay 13 students locked out of graduation list Ksh.50K each

By Nigel Wafula,

The High Court in Mombasa has ordered Moi University to pay 13 students Ksh.50,000 each after they were locked out of the graduation list. This com...

high court , Judge Pauline Nyamweya , Moi University

In a first for Africa, Kenya census to count intersex people

By Reuters,

Kenya will become the first African country to recognize its intersex population in a census on Saturday that counts people born with a sexual anatomy...

census , Intersex , Isaac Mwaura

Nandi Senator Cherargei freed on personal bond after grilling at DCI

By Allan Obiero,

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei was Tuesday evening released on a personal bond after being interrogated by Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI)...

Nandi senator , Samson Cherargei

Humphrey Kariuki re-arrested after release on Ksh.11M cash bail

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi businessman Humphrey Kariuki was Monday evening re-arrested moments after he was charged with 21 counts of tax evasion and released on a cash ...

Humphrey Kariuki , Thika-based

Humphrey Kariuki out on Ksh.11M cash bail, denies 21 tax evasion charges

By Dzuya Walter,

Nairobi businessman Humphrey Kariuki was on Monday released of a cash bail of Ksh.11 million after denying tax evasion charges. Appearing before Ma...

frica Spirits Limited , Humphrey Kariuki , Wow Beverages Limited

Billionaire Humphrey Kariuki finally shows up in court

By Dzuya Walter,

Billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki has been charged with nine tax evasion-related charges. Kariuki finally presented himself at the Milimani ...

Humphrey Kariuki

Malawi court uses death sentence to help stop attacks on albinos

By VOA,

A court in Malawi sentenced three people to death this week for killing an albino person. They had been found guilty of a gruesome murder in which the...

Albinos under threat , Malawi , murder case

As U.S. restrictions tighten, women seeking abortions hit the road

By Reuters,

Nearly a half century ago, women with unwanted pregnancies would cross state lines seeking abortions that were legal in New York but banned in many ot...

abortion , United States

Miguna Miguna sues 25 top Kenyan gov’t officials

By Citizen Reporter,

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has sued 25 top government officials for denying him his Kenyan citizenship. Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i, th...

miguna miguna

U.S. not ready to remove Sudan from sponsors of terrorism list

By Reuters,

The United States still needs to resolve longstanding issues with Sudan before it can consider removing it from its list of state sponsors of terroris...

Sudan , terrorism , United States

Nigeria security agents arrest activist for calling for revolution

By Reuters,

Nigerian security agents arrested Omoyele Sowore, an activist, news organization founder and former presidential candidate who was calling for revolut...

Nigeria , Omoyele Sowore

Minority Kenyan community sues State, seeks recognition

By Sophie Njagi,

A Kalenjin sub-tribe has now moved to court seeking to be recognized independently away from the Tugen and Maasai communities during the upcoming cens...

CS Fred Matiang’i , Lembus

Man who lost wife in Ethiopian Airlines crash sues Kenya Gov’t

By Dzuya Walter,

The State has been sued by one of the Ethiopian Airlines crash victim’s relatives over failure to issue him with his wife’s death certificate. ...

Ethiopian Airlines crash

Heineken ordered to pay Kenyan distributor Ksh.1.7B in damages

By Dzuya Walter,

Heineken East Africa Import Company Limited has suffered a blow after the High Court in Nairobi on Tuesday directed the brewer to pay Maxam Limited ov...

Heineken , high court , Justice James Makau , Maxam Limited

DUQUE: Torture, brutal silencing & permanent censorship threaten freedom of expression

By Citizen,

“And even if we chose to let you live out the natural term of your life, still you would never escape from us. What happens to you here is forever. ...

freedom of expression , Online Harassment , world press freedom day