NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 27 – The Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court has released two suspects who had been charged with participating in illegal demonstrations. Trial Magistrate Dolphinar Alego ordered Suleiman Bilali and Robert Elwak to be released on a personal bond…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 27 – The High Court has granted Isiolo County Assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba a Sh100,000 anticipatory bail shielding him from arrest pending any potential charges that may be brought against him. Quto was further directed to report…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 27 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said the government will not be swayed by threats of political unpopularity or one-term warnings as it moves to clamp down on individuals and groups accused of planning violence and…
President William Ruto has condemned the violence and destruction that occurred during the June 25 protests, describing them as premeditated acts of economic sabotage orchestrated by political figures who exploited the genuine aspirations of Kenya’s youth. Speaking on Friday during…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 27 — Former Chief Justice David Maraga has demanded the immediate reinstatement of his security detail, which was withdrawn a day after he joined the June 25 protests in Nairobi organised to honor victims of police brutality…
South Africa’s criminal intelligence chief Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo has been arrested and has appeared in court on allegations of fraud and corruption. Gen Khumalo was picked up on Thursday evening after landing at the main international airport in Johannesburg by…
Investigators have recovered flight recorder data from the Air India crash earlier this month, the civil aviation ministry has confirmed, marking a key step in the probe. At least 270 people were killed when the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 27 – President William Ruto has described Wednesday’s deadly protests that resulted in the deaths of at least 16 people as ‘calculated chaos’ and ‘economic sabotage.’ Speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) during the commemoration…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 27 — The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has criticized the government’s response to the June 25 protests, terming its remarks “reckless, insensitive, and misleading”. LSK denied claims it played a partisan role in the demonstrations that…
Kenya’s crackdown on protesters over the last year has sullied its image as a beacon of democracy Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of democracy in East Africa. Critics fear…