June 21, 2023
Kenya: Senate Thwarts William Oduol's Bid to Abort 'Flawed' Impeachment Motion
The Senate Adhoc Committee investigating the motion to impeach Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol has disallowed a preliminary objection raised by his counsel citing a flawed… Read more »
Kenya: Office Soundproofing, 'Presidential' Furniture - Siaya's Case Against Oduol
Evidence tabled before the Senate Adhoc Committee investigating the impeachment motion against Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol has alleged the embezzlement of Sh18 million of… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Appoints 7-Member Selection Panel for Director of Public Prosecutions Recruitment
Central Organisation of Trade Union (COTUI) Secretary General Francis Atwoli and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak are among a… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Kenya: Govt to Modernize Artillery to Fight Al-Shabaab - CS Duale
Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced plans to modernize the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and Police artillery in a renewed move to bring an end to Al Shabaab attacks… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Kenya: Wetangula Admits Amendments On 8 Finance Bill Clauses Bypassing Treasury Consensus
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has capped the number of Finance Bill clauses in whose regard the House would consider amendments to eight citing significant interest. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Kenya: LSK Faults DCI for Arresting Advocates While Executing Their Duties
The Law Society of Kenya has condemned the police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for arresting advocates while undertaking their mandate. Read more »
Kenya: Seek Legal Opinion on Differences, CS Kindiki Tells IG, National Police Service Commission Over Public Spat
The High Court might be forced to interpret the Constitutional mandate of the National Police Service(NPS) and National Police Service Commission (NPSC) when it comes to… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Assured of End to Religious Extremism, Radicalization
Kenyans have been assured that a lasting solution will be found to root out religious extremism, cults and radicalization as the government takes firm action to control a repeat of… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Kenya: Koome Mourns Uganda's Supreme Court Judge Arach as a Leading Voice for Collegiality
Chief Justice Martha Koome has mourned Uganda's Supreme Court Judge Stella Arach as a spirited advocate of collegiality and judicial cooperation in the region. Read more »
Kenya: 12 Petitioners Seek Wetangula Ouster, Challenge Azimio MPs Defection
Twelve voters have moved to court seeking to challenge the allegiance shift of Members of Parliament elected under Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition affiliate parties to Kenya… Read more »
Kenya: Reprieve for Kenyatta, Odinga as Court Bars Kega-Led Jubilee Faction From Exiting Azimio
Attempts by Jubilee Party's Kanini Kega-led faction to hold a National Delegates Convention (NDC) next month and subsequently ratify a resolution by the National Executive… Read more »
Kenya: Police Recover Vandalized Grid Components Valued at Sh11 Million in Kiambu
Detectives in Kiambu County have recovered vandalized electricity grip items valued at Sh11 million in Kiambu's Denderu area. Read more »
Kenya: DCI Recover Sh11 Million Worth of Vandalised Kenya Power Equipment
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have recovered an assortment of Kenya Power equipment worth Sh11 million at a scrap metal yard in Denderu, Kiambu. Read more »
June 18, 2023
Kenya: Shakahola Exhumation Takes a Break as Third Phase of Postmortem Starts
The government will conduct the third phase of the post-mortem exercise on 94 bodies of the victims of the Shakahola starvation cult from Monday to ease congestion at the Malindi… Read more »
Kenya: No Extension of Dusit Hotel Administrator, High Court Rules
The High Court has declined to issue orders to extend the term of an administrator managing DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi. Read more »
June 17, 2023
Kenya: 20 Police Officers Trained on Surveillance Operations in Fight Against Terrorism
Twenty police officers from the National Police Service have completed a specialized training program aimed at enhancing their skills in surveillance operations for combating… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Kenya: Supreme Court Rules SGR Sh500 Billion Project Was Legally Executed
The Supreme Court has delivered a verdict affirming the legality and transparency of the Sh500 billion contract between Kenya and China for the construction of the Standard Gauge… Read more »
Kenya: Shakhahola Death Toll Rises to 326 After 8 More Bodies Exhumed
Eight additional bodies were on Thursday exhumed in Kilifi's Shakahola forest bringing the total number of deaths so far to 326. Read more »
Kenya: CJ Koome Launches SGBV Court in Siaya
Chief Justice Martha Koome has launched the second specialized Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Court in Siaya County. This becomes the second SGBV court after Shanzu in… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Kenya: DCI Says 65 Mackenzie Followers Rescued From Shakahola Forest Buried Children Wives, Under Unclear Circumstances
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) now says some of the 65 followers of controversial cult leader Paul Mackenzie accused of attempting suicide had buried their… Read more »
Kenya: Shakahola Death Toll At 318 As 15 More Bodies Exhumed
The number of fatalities in the ongoing cult starvation incident in Shakahola forest has risen to 318, following the discovery of 15 additional bodies. Read more »
June 14, 2023
Kenya: Starving Mackenzie Associates Collapse in Court After Boycotting Meals for 10 Days
About a dozen associates of Kilifi cultist preacher Paul Mackenzie collapsed at the Shanzu Law Courts on Wednesday while appearing for a routine mention. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Kenya: Shakahola Forest Cult Deaths at 303 as 19 More Bodies Exhumed
At least 19 bodies of people believed to be followers of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie were on Tuesday exhumed from the vast 800-acre Shakahola forest in Kilifi. Read more »
Kenya: Police Gun Down 4 Suspected Gangsters Linked to Cross-County Crime
Detectives have gunned down four individuals believed be behind a string of armed robberies in Machakos, Mombasa and Kwale Counties over the past few months. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Says Mungiki Will Never Be Allowed to Operate in Kenya
President William Ruto has told Azimio leaders that the outlawed Mungiki group will not be allowed to operate in Kenya. Read more »