United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Volker Türk speaking during a session in February 2025. PHOTO/@volker_turk/XUnited Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has raised alarm over the surging crisis in Haiti, which has plummeted to a new low. In a statement issued by the UN Human Rights on Friday, June 13, 2025, Volker Türk…
Halake Elema, The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) CEO. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/IPOAKENYA/photosThe Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has confirmed that Albert Ojwang’ died inside a police cell at Nairobi’s Central police station, contrary to initial claims by the police that he died at Mbagathi Hospital. In a statement released on Thursday. June 13, 2025 evening, IPOA disclosed…
A State-of-the-Art fish market in Kogimbo, Homa Bay Town, which is at 99 per cent complete, signals a major milestone for the region’s fishing industry and economic development. The multi-million facility, now nearing completion, is ahead of its projected December 2025 completion date and is expected to serve approximately 400 fish traders. Director for Urban Developments…
Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua speaking during a past event. PHOTO/@RigathiGachagua/XDemocracy for Citizens (DCP) Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has rubbished President William Ruto’s commitment to holding rogue officers accountable for their actions amidst uproar over Albert Ojwang’s murder. Speaking in Sabasaba in Murang’a County on Friday, June 13, 2025, Gachagua said that Ruto could not…
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi faulted the youth saying they did not understand the Finance Bill 2024. PHOTO/@HonOscarSudi/XKapseret MP Oscar Sudi has defended the empowerment drives being spearheaded by various leaders in the country, noting that it is the only way to uplift citizens from poverty. Speaking during an empowerment drive in Mwala Constituency, where Deputy…
BBC 13th June, 2025 02:48 PM Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu. PHOTO/@EdgarCLungu/X Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, who died last week, left instructions that his successor Hakainde Hichilema “should not be anywhere near” his body, a family spokesman has said. This is the latest development in the bitter feud over funeral plans for the late…
Nelson Havi at a past function. PHOTO/@NelsonHavi/XFormer Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi has criticised the prosecution of a junior police officer over the death of Albert Ojwang, calling it the beginning of a cover-up intended to shield senior officials involved in the incident. Havi’s remarks come as Police Constable James Mukhwana, who…
Attorney General Dorcas Oduor during a past event. PHOTO/@AGOfficeKenya/XThe High Court has issued an order stopping the implementation of a Presidential Executive Order that transferred the Public Seal from the Attorney General’s office to the Head of Public Service in 2023, until a petition filed before it is heard and determined. On November 1, 2023,…
President William Ruto speaks during a past event. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X President William Ruto has promised that police officers who mistreat Kenyans will be held responsible. He said the government will protect citizens from officers who break the law while doing their job. Speaking on Friday, June 13, 2025, in Ngong, Kajiado County, during the destruction of…
President William Ruto looks on as 6,000 illegal firearms are set ablaze at the National Police Leadership Academy in Ngong, Kajiado County, on Friday, June 13, 2025. PHOTO/State House KenyaPresident William Ruto on Friday, June 13, 2025, presided over the destruction of over 6,000 illegal firearms at the National Police Leadership Academy in Ngong, Kajiado…
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen addresses the public during the 20th Commemoration of RECSA and Destruction of Illicit Firearms in Ngong on June 13, 2025. PHOTO/@StateHouseKenya/x Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has vowed to take firm action against a man seen in a viral video threatening police officers with a panga during unrest in Nakuru County….
Kesses MP Julius Ruto during a past event. PHOTO/@julius-ruto/XKesses MP Julius Ruto has come out strongly in support of President William Ruto and Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi amid heightened public interest in the 2025/26 national budget. Speaking during an interview aired on K24 TV on June 13, 2025, the MP expressed confidence in the…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has issued a sharp rebuke to Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat, promising legal consequences if he returns to power. Speaking to residents in Githunguri Constituency, Kiambu County, on Thursday, June 12, 2025, Gachagua accused Lagat of spearheading a crackdown against government critics. He claimed the police boss is…
In 2024, President William Ruto’s administration ramped up its surveillance efforts, making a record 35 requests to Meta for access to user data – more than any other country in East Africa, according to the tech giant’s Transparency Centre report. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, confirmed that it shares user…
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has taken a public swipe at Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, intensifying internal tensions within the Kenya Kwanza camp just a day after a fiery Senate session involving Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen. The lash out follows Murkomen’s Wednesday grilling over the controversial death of social media influencer Albert Ojwang. Senator Cherargei,…