June 3 – The UN secretary-general has called for an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in Gaza on Sunday, amid disputed reports that Israeli forces had opened fire on people waiting to collect…
The newly appointed Social Health Authority (SHA) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Mercy Mwangangi is set to assume office today (Tuesday). Dr. Mwangangi was appointed to the position on April 11th following a competitive recruitment process which saw a total of…
NAIROBI, Kenya – June 2 – Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan human rights defender Agather Atuhaire have come forward with harrowing accounts of torture and sexual assault allegedly carried out by Tanzanian security agents during their detention in Dar…
Senior government officials are assuring Kenyans that the new national health insurance scheme under the Social Health Authority (SHA) is functioning effectively. Amid skepticism from some members of the public, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Rebecca Miano urged citizens to register…
Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar has called on Kenyans to play a leading role in protecting the environment, warning that the global climate crisis is accelerating with devastating consequences. Speaking during a visit to Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and…
NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 2 – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has condemned the Kenya Kwanza administration’s suppression of dissent, warning that the government has failed to learn from last year’s Gen Z-led protests. Gachagua criticised what he described as the…
NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 2 – Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has strongly criticized the arrest of Rose Njeri, a software developer who was taken into custody last Friday for creating an online platform designed to facilitate public participation in the…
Kenyans have expressed outrage over the detention of a software developer who created a tool to help people oppose the government’s annual finance bill because of fears that it will raise the cost of living. Rose Njeri was detained on…
NAKURU, Kenya, Jun 2 – Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer in Nakuru on Monday night. A statement from Office of The Inspector General idicated that three suspects were arrested at the…
NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 2 – Ugandan journalist and human rights activist Agather Atuhaire has shared a disturbing account of abuse and mistreatment allegedly inflicted by Tanzanian authorities during a recent detention in Dar es Salaam. Speaking during a press conference…