Roots Party leader George Wajackoyah. PHOTO/@AfricaFactsZone/X Roots Party leader and 2022 presidential candidate George Wajackoyah has confirmed receiving overtures from the Kenya Kwanza to join the government. The politician says the offer came laden with goodies of economic and financial value, including the position of a cabinet secretary in the current regime. Wajackoyah made the…
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka speaks during a past address. PHOTO/@skmusyoka/XKitui Central MP Makali Mulu has dismissed the mounting overtures directed at Wiper supremo Kalonzo Musyoka to have him join the Kenya Kwanza government. Speaking during a live TV interview on Monday, June 16, 2025, Mulu termed the ongoing calls as a wider scheme to…
Gachagua addressing supporters during a rally in Malii, Makueni County on June 6, 2025 PHOTO/@rigathi/x Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has stated that President William Ruto denied the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) the use of Kasarani Stadium for the official launch. Speaking at a local radio station on Monday, June 16, 2025, Gachagua stated…
Amnesty Kenya Spokesperson Irungu Houghton. PHOTO/@irunguhoughton/InstagramAmnesty International Executive Director Irungu Houghton has urged Police Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat to step aside out of a moral duty, insisting that his continued staying put only hurts the reputation of the police service he serves. Speaking during a live TV interview on Monday, June 16, 2025, the…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has welcomed Kenya’s new trade agreement with China, calling it a game-changer for the country’s economy and a golden opportunity for local entrepreneurs. The trade pact, unveiled during President William Ruto’s recent state visit to Beijing, eliminates tariffs and taxes on Kenyan exports to China. Wetang’ula said the deal opens…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has condemned the recent spate of vandalism and looting that accompanied protests in the city, urging police to swiftly apprehend those behind the destruction. Speaking during an interdenominational prayer service at Friends Comprehensive School in Kivaywa, Kakamega County, Sakaja voiced his frustration at how criminal groups had hijacked otherwise peaceful demonstrations…
Amnesty Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton. PHOTO/@AmnestyKenya/XAmnesty International Executive Director Houghton Irungu has sharply criticised the National Police Service over what he termed as poor policing practices that have led to an erosion of public trust and growing fears of lawlessness. Speaking in an interview on a local TV station on Monday, June 16, 2025,…
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has ignited a political firestorm after accusing President William Ruto of establishing a secret police death squad targeting innocent Kenyans. While addressing worshippers at a church service in Kirinyaga County, Gachagua alleged that the covert unit comprises 101 specially trained officers tasked with carrying out abductions,…
BBC 16th June, 2025 06:45 AM MI6 Chief Blaise Metreweli. PHOTO/@feyzi_fyzisbsrn/XMI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service’s 116-year history. Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th chief of the organisation and take over from Richard Moore later this…
Debris of the Air India plane crash. PHOTO/@ChineseEmbinUS/X The intensity of the flames from the crash of Air India Flight 171 has made the identification of passenger remains a mammoth task, medical officials in India said Sunday, as relatives of more than 200 victims waited outside a mortuary for a third day. The Boeing 787-8…
Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo speaks during the requiem mass of MP Ong’ondo Were on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/search/top?q=millie%20mabonaSaboti MP Caleb Amisi has jeered at remarks made by Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo, when she complained about the increasing cases of mysterious deaths in police custody. Millie Odhiambo had on Sunday, June 15, 2025,…
A crime scene tape at a scene of crime. Image used for representation purposes. PHOTO/PexelsTactical teams mobilised to a rural stretch of Minnesota on Sunday after officers found what they believed was a vehicle belonging to the man suspected of assassinating a Democratic state lawmaker and trying to kill a second. Investigators expanding their search…
Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Langat. PHOTO/@NPSOfficial_KE/xA coalition of evangelical and Pentecostal church leaders has called for the resignation of Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat over the death of former teacher Albert Ojwang while in police custody earlier this month. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, June 15, 2025, Stephen Mutua, Vice…
Former Chief Justice David Maraga at a past event. PHOTO/@dkmaraga/XRetired Chief Justice David Maraga will deliver a notice to the police headquarters at Vigilance House in Nairobi on Monday, June 16, 2025. In a statement on Sunday, June 15, 2025, Maraga indicated that the notice will be followed by a speech concerning the recent uptick…
People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua addressing residents of Gichugu in Kirinyaga County on Sunday, June 15, 2025. PHOTO/@MarthaKarua/X People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has once again taken aim at President William Ruto’s government, renewing her long-running calls for its removal and accusing it of dragging the country into deeper crisis. While…