Former CJ David Maraga during a past event. PHOTO/ @dkmaraga/XFormer Chief Justice David Maraga has raised an alarm over the surge of arbitrary arrests, detentions, and abductions in East African countries. In a statement on Monday, May 19, 2025, the emeritus chief justice claimed that cases of extrajudicial killings were undermining the peace that has…
Former DP Rigathi Gachagua at a past event. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/DPGachaguaDemocracy for Citizens (DCP) Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has revealed how he managed to evade an extensive police dragnet mounted at major exits in Murang’a, where he attended a church service on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The former deputy president, turned fierce government critic, revealed that he…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [PCS] Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says his life is in danger following a Sunday, May 18, incident where unidentified people, believed to be police officers, trailed his convoy with an intention to arrest him. Gachagua, without providing evidence, said he received credible reports of an impending arrest sanctioned by President…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at a past event. PHOTO/@rigathi/XDemocracy for Citizens Party (DCP) party leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of intending to eliminate him. Speaking on Monday, May 19, 2025, during a press conference at his Karen home in Nairobi, Gachagua claimed that he had received intelligence reports that President…
Former DP Rigathi Gachagua in a past function. PHOTO/@rigathi/XDemocracy for Citizens (DCP) Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has dared the government to arrest him, noting that waylaying him on the roads will not intimidate him or his supporters. Speaking during a press conference in Nairobi on Monday, May 19, 2025, Gachagua condemned police action on Sunday,…
Belgut MP Nelson Koech. PHOTO/Nelson Koech./XBelgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech has moved to cool down the simmering diplomatic row between Kenya and the US following President William Ruto’s remarks in China, which rattled Washington, compelling Idaho Senator Jim Risch to call for the reassessment of ties with Nairobi. In a statement on Monday, May…
Former US President Joe Biden. PHOTO/@POTUS/XPoliticians have sent messages of support to Joe Biden, who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 82-year-old, who is the oldest person to ever serve as US president, was described as a “fighter” with people wishing him a “fast and full recovery”. US President Donald Trump said he was…
Esther Passaris at a past event. PHOTO/@esthermpassaris/Instagram Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has spoken out strongly following an incident in Meru County that left former Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza hospitalised after a violent confrontation with police officers. The disturbing incident occurred on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Kigucwa, Tigania East, where Mwangaza had gone to…
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta with AU Mediator Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé during a high-level meeting in Lomé, Togo on Saturday, May 17, 2025. PHOTO/@4thPresidentKE/X Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has joined other African Union leaders in a renewed push for peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a statement posted on his official…
Nelson Koech. PHOTO/Nelson Koech./XBelgut Member of Parliament (MP) Nelson Koech has stated that the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader is not a threat to the government. Speaking at a local TV station on Monday, May 19, 2025, Koech stated that the former deputy president cannot run for any political office unless he overturns his…
Police officers outside Governor Natembeya’s home during early morning raid. PHOTO/ @edgarwabwire_/xPolice officers on Monday, May 19, 2025, raided the Milimani home of Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya under unclear circumstances, sparking outrage and claims of a political witch-hunt. In a statement, the Democratic Action Party–Kenya (DAP-K) said plainclothes officers, some masked, forcefully entered the…
Internet sensation Gloria Ntazola during a past event. PHOTO/@ntazola_gloria/InstagramSocial media personality and lifestyle influencer Ntazola Gloria has urged women to stop settling for bare-minimum treatment from men who flash the title of big boys but can only manage to offer Ksh20,000 for a night out. In a post on her Instagram stories on Monday, May…
YouTuber Oga Obinna at a past event. PHOTO/@ogaobinna/InstagramDays after YouTuber Steve Thompson Maghana, popularly known as Oga Obinna, went viral for conducting an explosive interview with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, the media personality has unveiled plans to also host President William Ruto for a similar interview. Speaking in a video shared on his YouTube…
Samuel Poghisio says Ruto should speak out on Karua’s deportation. PHOTO/@sam_poghisio/xFormer Senate Majority Leader Samuel Poghisio has questioned President William Ruto’s silence following the deportation of Martha Karua from Tanzania, calling it a blow to East African integration and democratic freedoms. Speaking on a local TV station on Monday, May 19, 2025, Poghisio said Tanzanian…
Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara has come out strongly to defend Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua, insisting that his recent remarks about the 2027 general election have been misunderstood and deliberately taken out of context. Addressing a congregation at Christ’s Joy Christian Church in Gatanga, Murang’a County, on May 18, 2025, Kihara…