Kenya: Woman Files Complaint Over 'Unlawful Detention' At JKIA Despite Court Order

A Kenyan-British woman has lodged a formal complaint with state agencies over what she terms "unlawful arrest, coercion, and targeted harassment" at Jomo Kenyatta International… Read more »

Kenya: Tiktoker Arrested for Allegedly Inciting Violence Against Police Officers and Family

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says it has arrested the suspect behind a viral video inciting violence against police officers and their families. Read more »

Kenya: Ruto's Directive for Police to Immobilize Rioters Scorned With Crutch Memes

One viral image shared by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua — an AI-generated photo showing dozens of people walking on crutches — summed up the outrage. Read more »

Kenya: You Can't Shoot Looters, Mr. President – Constitution Says So

Ruto's shoot-looters-in-the-leg order defies the Constitution, a President can't rewrite the law with a microphone. Read more »

Kenya: Bwire - Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in the Wake of Gen Z Voices

"Nchi yetu ya Kenya tunayoipenda, tuwe tayari kuilinda..." (And our homeland of Kenya, Heritage of splendour, Firm may we stand to defend) - Kenya National Anthem Read more »

Kenya: Court Bars IG Kanja From Putting Up Roadblocks in Nairobi CBD During Protests

This follows a petition filed by the Katiba Institute, which challenged the police’s repeated use of barricades to block access during protests. Read more »

Kenya: Shoot Protesters in the Leg, Not to Kill, Says Ruto

The comments appear to walk back more severe orders issued earlier by his Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen. Last week, Murkomen told police officers to use deadly… Read more »

Kenya: Where's the Compassion, Mr. President? Ruto Silent on Saba Saba Killings

As families mourn 31 killed during Saba Saba protests, the President stays silent on police brutality. Compassion? Nowhere in sight. Read more »

Kenya: Ruto Says Police to Immobilize Vandals, Take Them to Court

Ruto condemned the escalating destruction of property witnessed during recent anti-government demonstrations and declared a zero-tolerance approach to lawlessness. Read more »

Kenya: Students Torch Police Patrol Base After Teen Shot During Arson Attempt

The unrest began when students staged a demonstration demanding the transfer of their School Principal and the construction of a feeder road, which they said becomes impassable… Read more »

Kenya: Enough is Enough! President Ruto on Police Attacks by 'Coup Plotters'

Even as he touted for economic revival, the head of state asserted that Kenyans’ lives and their property will be a priority. Read more »

Kenya: Medics Defend Medical Neutrality As They Urge Protection of Healthcare Access During Unrest

The Kenya Medical Association (KMA) has called for the urgent development and enforcement of national protocols to ensure uninterrupted healthcare access during civil unrest. Read more »

Kenya: Families in Nairobi Call for Killings to Stop as Anti-Govt Protests Claim 31 Lives

Families of those killed in the ‘Saba Saba’ anti-government protests have demanded an end to the violence, as outrage over police brutality intensifies and calls for… Read more »

Kenya: Koome Denounces Violent Protests As She Urges Rights-Based Policing

Chief Justice Martha Koome has condemned the recent wave of violent protests witnessed across the country, urging renewed commitment to rights-based policing and responsible civic… Read more »

Kenya: Protests Erupt in Ndumberi After 12-Year-Old Girl Killed By Police Bullet Inside Her Home

Fresh anti-police protests have broken out in Ndumberi, Kiambu County, following the tragic killing of 12-year-old girl, who was struck by a stray bullet fired by police during the… Read more »

Kenya: CS Kagwe Warns of Criminal Infiltration in Gen Z Protests

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has cautioned against what he termed as the growing infiltration of peaceful Gen Z-led protests by criminal elements intent on causing… Read more »

Kenya: Legislators Call for Justice As Ojwang Is Laid to Rest

Politicians allied to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party on Friday announced that the death of blogger Albert Ojwang will not push them out of the government. Read more »

Kenya: Tears and Anger As Slain Molo Student Dennis Njuguna Laid to Rest

Emotions ran high on Thursday as hundreds of mourners gathered in Molo to bid farewell to Master Dennis Njuguna, a high school student fatally shot by police during the nationwide… Read more »

Kenya: Ndiangui Kinyagia Summoned to DCI Over Protest Links As Police Warn Against Staged Disappearances

Blogger and activist Ndiangui Kinyagia has been summoned to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi, with police saying he remains a person of… Read more »

Kenya: Judge Restrains Officers in Blogger Kinyagia's Case

Justice Chacha Mwita has adjourned a petition on the disappearance of blogger Ndiang'ui Kinyagia to July 18 and 24 following his appearance in court on Thursday. Read more »

Kenya: Catholic Bishops Decry Disregard for Human Life, Civic Freedoms

The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has expressed concern over what it calls growing disregard for human life, civic freedoms, and justice in the recent past evidenced… Read more »

Kenya: Cherargei Calls for Deregistration of Activist Groups 'Fanning Instability'

Cherargei accused certain civil society organisations of fanning instability under the guise of activism, warning that such actions posed a serious threat to national security. Read more »

Kenya: Kisumu Human Rights Activists to Join Gen Z Protests

Human rights activists in Kisumu have announced plans to hold a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday, June 25, in solidarity with Gen Z-led nationwide protests. The planned march,… Read more »