Police promise security for June 25 memorial protests

Nairobi Regional Police Commander George Seda, speaking during a press briefing on June 18, 2025. PHOTO/screengrab by K24 Digital from a video posted on XNairobi Regional Police Commander George Seda has assured the public that the police will provide full security during the upcoming June 25, 2025, memorial protests. The planned memorial protests will commemorate…

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Trump travel restrictions bar residents needed at US hospitals

A screengrab of Donald Trump while he announces executive order launching ‘self-deportation’ program for undocumented immigrants, May 10, 2025. PHOTO/@realDonaldTrump/XTravel and visa restrictions imposed by the Trump administration threaten patient care at hundreds of hospitals that depend on medical residents recruited from overseas. Foreign medical residents often serve as the front-line caregivers at busy safety-net…

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UDA turns to Tanzania’s CCM for grassroots playbook in high-level Nairobi talks

CCM Secretary General Emmanuel Nchimbi poses for a photo with his UDA counterpart Hassan Omar Hassan at the UDA headquarters at Hustler Plaza. PHOTO/@UDAKenya/XThe ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, held high-level talks in Nairobi. This is after the CCM Secretary General Emmanuel…

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Jeremiah Kioni warns police brutality against unarmed Kenyans is steering nation toward ruin

Jubilee party secretary-general Jeremiah Kioni speaks during a past function. PHOTO/@HonKioni/XJubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has warned that Kenya is on a destructive path if police brutality against unarmed, peaceful protestors continues to be tolerated. In a statement shared on his official X account on Wednesday night, June 18, 2025, Kioni said that normalising…

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OCS Talaam’s lawyers claim his phone is being used to ask for money

Nairobi Central OCS Samson Kiprotich Talaam when he appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Benmark Enkhubi on Monday, June 16,2025. PHOTO/ Zipporah NgwatuNairobi Central Officer Commanding Station (OCS), Samson Talaam’s lawyers have told the court that they have been receiving text messages from his phone number asking for money. Appearing before Milimani Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi…

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Thug bosses: Kanja on the spot over brutality from police

The Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja briefing the press following Albert Omondi Ojwang’s death in police custody at Central Police station, Nairobi. June 9, 2025. [Jonah Onyango,Standard] Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has been faulted over a wave of brutality committed by police officers, raising concerns about his leadership of the National Police…

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Catholic church declares 14-day prayer session after Boniface Kariuki’s shooting

Archbishop of Nairobi Philip A. Anyolo. PHOTO/@NairobiArchdioc/X In the wake of escalating unrest and the shooting of Boniface Kariuki during Tuesday’s protests in Nairobi, the Catholic Church has stepped in with a call for spiritual intervention, mourning, and reflection. The Archdiocese of Nairobi, in a statement issued on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, signed by Archbishop…

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Why police reforms should be prioritised

Police in a march past parade during 2025 Madaraka Day Celebrations. PHOTO/@NPSOfficial_KE/XThe most prosperous economies in the world have a common denominator: peaceful co-existence among their citizens ocassioned by an efficient policxe service. In all the countries, policeare mandated with maintaining law and order, safeguarding citizens, and ensuring justice, but the level of execution differs…

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