Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen speaking at a past event. PHOTO/@kipmurkomen/X Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Saturday, May 3, 2025, disclosed that 21 people had been killed since January 2025 over banditry-related cases. In a lengthy statement, Murkomen indicated that out of the 21, eight were civilians and one was a police officer. The…
Homa Bay governor Gladys Wanga at a past function. PHOTO/@gladyswanga/X Homabay Governor Gladys Wanga has paid tribute to slain Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were, describing him as a man who was loved by his constituents. Speaking in Homa Bay on Saturday, May 3, 2025, Wanga lauded the MP’s devotion to serving his Kasipul constituents…
ODM leaders have threatened to walk out of the broad-based government if the State fails to arrest and prosecute the killers of slain Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were. Were was killed by an unknown gunman who shot him severally on Nairobi city’s Ngong road on Wednesday evening. His death has elicited tension in Kasipul Constituency, Homa…
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale at a past address. PHOTO/@DrBKhalwale/X Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale on Saturday, May 3, 2025, asked Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to step aside and allow someone else to take over the docket if he was unable to restore security in the country. The vocal legislator who attended the burial of…
Siaya Governor James Orengo at Roseline Doreen Adhiambo Odede funeral service at Ruma Primary in Rarieda Siaya. January 18, 2025. [Michael Mute, Standard] After several months of intense criticisms against President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza government, Siaya governor James Orengo has sought an audience with Ruto. The county chief is pursuing a forum with the president to discuss what…
The late Cabinet Minister William ole Ntimama. [File, Standard] A bitter dispute has erupted over the much-anticipated biography of the late Cabinet Minister and Maasai kingpin, William Ronkorua ole Ntimama. At the heart of the row is a clash between independent author and Maa scholar Patu Naikumi and members of the Ntimama family, threatening to…
Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi. PHOTO/@KeTreasury/X Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Saturday, May 3, 2025, revealed details of his conversation with President William Ruto following the murder of Kasipul Member of Parliament, the late Charles Ong’ondo Were. While condemning the incident, Mbadi noted that he spoke with the…
Kiambu journalists protest within Kiambu Town in solidarity with shot Nakuru-based Kameme TV reporter Wanjeri Wa Kariuki. PHOTO/Mathew Ndung’u Kenya is dealing with a concerning trend as the world observes World Press Freedom Day: the increasing harassment of journalists by the police. A number of recent events, ranging from physical assaults to arrests, have…
Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were at a past function. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064804803566 The burial of slain Kasipul Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Ong’ondo Were has been scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2025, at his home in Homa Bay County, as investigations into his tragic murder continue. Speaking on May 2, 2025, during a briefing by the Funeral…
A shooter caught on camera opening fire inside Parliament grounds on June 25, 2024, at the height of Gen Z protests. PHOTO/Screengrab by K24 Digital/YouTube/BBC Four Kenyan filmmakers linked to the viral ‘Blood Parliament’ documentary by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have been arrested. Nicholas Gichuki, Brian Adagala, MarkDenver Karubiu, and Chris Wamae are…
President William Ruto. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X President William Ruto on Friday, May 2, 2025, hosted elected leaders from Narok County at State House, Nairobi. Ruto, in a statement shared via his official social media accounts, said that he had met Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of County Assembly (MCAs) from the Patrick Ole Ntutu-led county….
Kenya’s founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. PHOTO/@HistoriDunia2/X Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is today lauded among Africa’s most disciplined, a rarity on a continent plagued by military takeovers even to date. Hidden in the archives of history lies a rarely told story – one that saw Kenya’s founding father, President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, nearly toppled…
NG CDF official logo. Image used for illustration. PHOTO/www.facebook.com/NGCDFKenya/ Five civil society organisations have petitioned the High Court to halt the planned public participation on the National Government Constituencies Fund (NGCF), National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) and the Senate Oversight Fund (SOF) scheduled to take place starting Monday, May 5, 2025, to May…
Former CS Moses Kuria during the official handover to his successor Justin Muturi. PHOTO/@HonJBMuturi/X Senior Adviser to President William Ruto’s Council of Economic Advisers, Moses Kuria, on Friday, May 2, 2025, broke his silence both in the public life and the social media spaces, where he has been a vocal commentator on the affairs…
Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i. PHOTO/@oldtraffordian/X Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has called on Kenyans to maintain hope in the face of the country’s mounting challenges and to play their part by registering and turning out to vote in the next general election. Speaking on Friday, May 2, 2025, in Kisii County…