Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?

By Dorcas Wangira,

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...

coronavirus , pangolin

Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

Exiled in Kenya, Stella Nyanzi continues to speak out

By VOA,

As a child, Stella Nyanzi’s parents fled from then-Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada in the 1970s, forcing her to live in Kenya as a refugee for five ...

bobi , Museveni , Stella Nyanzi , uganda

Vihiga, Nairobi and Laikipia county assemblies pass BBI Bill

By Tonny Ndungu,

The BBI Bill has sailed through three more county assemblies; Vihiga, Nairobi and Laikipia which passed the Bill on Thursday, becoming the ninth, tent...

BBI Bill

Britain’s Karim Khan elected International Criminal Court prosecutor

By Reuters,

Parties to the International Criminal Court on Friday elected Britain’s Karim Khan as the new prosecutor for a nine-year term starting on June 16. ...

Fatou Bensouda , Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab , International Criminal Court. , Karim Khan

OPINION: Kibos evictions by Kenya Railways barbaric, crime against humanity

By Guest Writer,

By Eliud Owalo The on-going demolition of homes, business premises, churches and mosques by Kenya Railways in Kibos, Kisumu County constitutes a fl...

kenya railways , kibos

ICC convicts former Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen of war crimes

By Citizen Reporter,

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday convicted Ugandan child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen for crimes against humanity, includin...

Dominic Ongwen , ICC , Lord's Resistance Army

OPINION: U.K. can do more to strengthen security relations with Kenya

By Guest Writer,

Kenya and the United Kingdom continue to partner in key security cooperation programs exhibiting the two countries’ commitment in strengthening long...

Al Shabaab , BATUK , security , Theresa May

DCI warns students against crime after 5 schools shut over fire incidents

By Makori Ongechi,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is warning students against taking part in any criminal activity in institutions following incidents ...

CS George Magoha , DCI , school fires

33 missing children found in anti-human trafficking operation in Southern California

By CNN,

Thirty-three missing children were recovered this month in an anti-human trafficking operation led by FBI's Los Angeles field office, the bureau said ...

South California

How the U.S. helped Museveni stay in power for over 3 decades

By CNN,

Ugandans go to the polls on January 14, with Bobi Wine and nine other candidates challenging incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in powe...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Murder suspects Lawrence Warunge, girlfriend detained for 14 days

By Tonny Ndungu,

Murder suspects Lawrence Warunge and his girlfriend Sarah Muthoni will be detained for 14 days to allow the conclusion of probe into the murder invest...

warunge

Varsity student who killed 5 family members says he was inspired by dark thriller ‘Killing Eve’

By Tonny Ndungu,

The main suspect in the murder of five family members in Lower Kabete told police officers that he got inspiration to commit the cold-blooded killings...

Pompeo on ICC: U.S. won’t be threatened by a ‘kangaroo court’

By Citizen Reporter,

U.S. Secretary of State Department Mike Pompeo has once again lashed out at the International Criminal Court saying it has no business trying to prose...

Afghanistan , ICC , Pompeo , war crimes

Bobi Wine asks ICC to investigate Museveni over rights abuses

By Reuters,

Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine has asked the International Criminal Court on Thursday to investigate President Yoweri Museveni and senior...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Benson Mutura to be sworn in as acting Nairobi Governor

By Erick Owenga,

Benson Mutura, the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker, is set to be sworn in as the acting Governor hours after Mike Sonko's impeachment was upheld. A...

badi , impeachment , Mutura , Nairobi Governor , NMS , Sonko

Sonko out! Senate upholds impeachment of Nairobi Governor

By Citizen Team,

The Senate has upheld the impeachment of Mike Mbuvi Sonko as Nairobi Governor. Sonko was kicked out of office on four charges: gross violation of t...

badi , impeachment , nairobi county , NMS , Sonko

OPINION: A final chance at justice for survivors of post-election sexual violence in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Naitore Nyamu On December 10, the High Court in Nairobi is scheduled to finally deliver a decision on Petition 122 of 2013, which seeks to secur...

GBV , SGBV

Tax evasion charges against businessman Stuart Gerald withdrawn

By Lordrick Mayabi,

Tax evasion charges against businessman Stuart Gerald who was charged alongside tycoon Humphrey Kariuki have been withdrawn. Stuart – a former di...

Humphrey Kariuki , stuart gerald , tax evasion

Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital

By Reuters,

The Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles) north of the Tigrayan capital, a senior official said on Friday. T...

Ethiopia , tigray