Nairobi County Assembly Minority Whip charged with defrauding woman Ksh.2 million

By Dzuya Walter,

Nairobi County Assembly Minority Whip Peter Imwatok was on Thursday arraigned for allegedly conning a woman in a fraudulent land sale transaction. ...

Makongeni MCA , Peter Imwatok.

Woman charged for stealing Ksh.200,000 from Miss World in Nairobi

By Dzuya Walter,

A woman was on Tuesday arraigned at the Kibera Law Courts for allegedly stealing money from Miss World 1997 Diana Hayden. Appearing before Kibera C...

Miss World 1997

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

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

MANAMIKE: Broken crayons still color

By Guest Writer,

I am the child you didn’t want. The MISTAKE you chose to sweep under the rug. The one you failed to acknowledge because you had a family of your own...

Zookeeper, 35, in critical condition after being mauled by lions

By CNN,

A zookeeper in Australia is in critical condition after being mauled by two lions while cleaning their enclosure on Friday, authorities said. The 3...

Australia , COVID-19 , lions , Shoalhaven Zoo

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

Aisha Jumwa, Chris Wamalwa among MPs to be dewhipped by NASA from parliamentary committees

By Ian Omondi,

The National Super Alliance (NASA) is set to de-whip a section of perceived rebel Members of Parliament (MPs) from National Assembly committees. Na...

DP William Ruto , Junet Mohamed , NASA , National Assembly

White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching has been fired

By CNN,

The white woman who called police on a black man in Central Park during an encounter involving her unleashed dog has been fired from her job, her empl...

Amy Cooper , Central Park , Christian Cooper , Franklin Templeton , racism

Police question Nyeri MCA in connection with wife’s death

By Martin Munene,

A Nyeri Member of County Assembly (MCA) has been questioned by detectives in connection with his wife's death. Konyu Ward MCA Eric Wambumbi spent t...

Nyeri MCA

Man kills his mother by pushing her inside burning house in Nyamira

By Jackline Barongo,

Police officers in Masaba North, Nyamira County, have launched a hunt for a man who allegedly burnt down his house and killed his mother in the proces...

Fire , Gucha Private Hospital , Masaba North , Nyamira County

Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

Peru seemed to do everything right, so how did it become a Covid-19 hotspot?

By CNN,

Peru was one of the first nations in the Americas to take strict preventative coronavirus measures, like stay-at-home orders, curfews and border closi...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Latin America , Peru , President Jair Bolsonaro , President Martin Vizcarra

Girls unable to access sanitary pads during COVID-19 pandemic – Migori Woman Rep

By George Juma,

Migori Woman Rep Pamela Odhiambo is urging the Education Ministry to release sanitary pads which had already been purchased for learners for distribut...

coronavirus , menstrual hygiene , Migori Woman Rep , sanitary pads , SRHR , unicef

Iranian 107-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus

By Reuters,

A 107-year-old Iranian woman who was infected with the new coronavirus has recovered, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday. T...

coronavirus

Grandmother must delete Facebook pictures posted online without permission, court rules

By CNN,

A Dutch court has ordered a woman to remove photos of her grandchildren from Facebook, after she posted the images without permission from the childre...

data privacy law , facebook , GDPR

Hands tied, mouth gagged and throat slit: Embu land officer’s foul murder

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Police in Embu West have launched investigations into the death of a 57-year-old woman who was murdered and her body left inside her car. The body ...

embu

Sanda Ojiambo is second woman to be appointed UN Global Compact Executive Director

By Rachel Ombaka,

Sanda Ojiambo has been appointed as the next Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability i...

sanda ojiambo

James Kifo Muriuki to undergo psychiatric test after dehumanizing his wife

By Tonny Ndungu,

James Kifo Muriuki who allegedly sealed his wife’s private parts with superglue will undergo psychiatric assessment pending his bail ruling on June ...

James Kifo Muriuki