May 02, 2023
Kenya: Govt Orders Deployment of Security in Meru North to Battle Cattle Rustlers
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has ordered immediate deployment of Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) in Meru North to tame the wave of cattle rustling between Meru and… Read more »
Kenya: Senate Committee Issues Summons to Marsabit Governor Muhamud
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee has issued summmon compelling the appearance of Marsabit Governor Ali Muhamud Mohamed. Read more »
Kenya: Kindiki Orders Probe Into Killing of Former Antubetwe Kiongo Ward MCA By Cattle Rustlers
Interior cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has ordered a probe into the killing of George Kaliunga, the former Member of County Assembly of Antubetwe Kiongo Ward, Meru County… Read more »
Kenya: Pastor Ezekiel to Spend Two More Nights in Custody
Pastor Ezekiel Odero is set to spend two more nights in custody after police granted until Thursday to complete probe on Shakahola Forest cult deaths. Read more »
Kenya: Uganda-Bound Cargo Truck Set Ablaze By Rowdy Youth in Southern By-Pass
Rowdy protesters torched a cargo truck destined for Uganda on Tuesday near Kibra, along the Southern bypass during the antigovernmental demonstrations called by Opposition leader… Read more »
May 01, 2023
Kenya: Sarrai Group Held in Contempt of Court in Mumias Suit
Uganda-based Sarrai Group Limited, Sarbjit Singh Rai, Rakesh Kumar and Stephen Kihumba were Friday found to be in contempt of court orders issued on July 28, 2022 regarding Mumias… Read more »
May 02, 2023
Kenya: Hundred of Pastor Ezekiel's Supporters at Shanzu Law Courts Ahead of His Arraignment
Hundreds of Pastor Ezekiel Odero's supporters have thronged at the Shanzu Law Courts ahead of his arraignment. Read more »
Kenya: Pastor Ezekiel's Lawyers File Petition to Stop His Detention
Pastor Ezekiel Odero has now filed an application seeking to stop the court from detaining him for thirty days to allow investigations into his links with the Shakahola forest cult… Read more »
Kenya: Mackenzie Freed After Miscellaneous File Closed, Rearrested to Face Extremist Charges
Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been freed after the court closed the miscellaneous file that allowed him to be detained for 14 days. Read more »
Kenya: PSV Set Ablaze in Confrontation Between Azimio Supporters and Police Along Ngong Road
A passenger service bus has been burnt during an encounter between anti-riot police officers and protesters along Ngong Road. Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Azimio Leaders Teargassed While Delivering Petition at Harambee House
Several Azimio Members of Parliament were today teargassed outside Harambee House while trying to hand a petition to the Office of the President. Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Azimio Protestors Block Roads Around Kisumu Paralyzing Transport
Azimio leader Raila Odinga supporters in Kisumu defied his orders that demonstrations be concentrated in the capital city of Nairobi. Read more »
May 01, 2023
Kenya: There Will Be No Property Destroyed This Time - Odinga on April 2 Demos
Opposition Leader Raila Odinga has promised to ensure an orderly protest into the capital on Tuesday saying demonstrators will keep off business premises. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Terms Azimio Protests as Undemocratic, Says No Room for Odinga in Govt
President William Ruto has termed the anti-government protests led by Opposition Chief Raila Odinga as undemocratic. Read more »
Kenya: Atwoli Urges Workers to Shun Odinga-Led Azimio Protests Set for Tuesday
Trade unionist Francis Atwoli has urged workers to keep off planned demonstrations by the opposition Azimio Coalition. Read more »
Kenya: Gabow Declares Azimio Demos Unlawful, Cites Propensity for Violence
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Administration) Noor Gabow has declared planned Azimio protests unlawful citing the tendency for opposition marches to turn violent. Read more »
Kenya: Govt Considering a Memorial in Shakahola to Remember Cult Victims
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki now says that the government is considering a memorial in Shakahola to honor the victims of controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie's… Read more »
Kenya: Kindiki in Kilifi to Oversee Autopsies on Mackenzie-Led Shakahola Cult Victims
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki was in Kilifi County on Monday to oversee the commencement of postmortem examination of 110 bodies recovered from mass graves in… Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Audit Organs On Shakahola Victims to Rule Out Organ Harvesting
The Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor on Monday announced plans to audit organ count as postmortem examination for Shakahola cult victims to rule out organ harvesting. Read more »
Kenya: Reburials of Shakahola Cult Victims Could Take a Month or More - Oduor
Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor on Monday said the conclusion of DNA analysis on Shakahola victims may take a month or more to facilitate reburials. Read more »
April 29, 2023
Kenya: Cult Leader Mackenzie's Mother Says Son Being Set Up By Followers Out to Dispossess Him
Mother to controversial self-styled healer Paul Mackenzie has denied her son's involvement in cult murders saying the 'preacher' is being targeted by those out to disposes him of… Read more »
April 30, 2023
Kenya: Ruto Seeks Dialogue With Clergy for Self-Regulation Framework to Weed Out Rogue Preachers
President William Ruto now says that he will form a task team in conjunction with the clergy to help formulate a self-regulation mechanism to root out fraudulent religious leaders… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Promises Judicial Inquiry to Probe Mackenzie-Led Shakahola Cult
President William Ruto has said that he will establish a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the mass graves in Kilifi's Shakohola linked to a suspected cult. Read more »
Kenya: Bungei Declines Azimio Protest Petition, Declares Nairobi Out of Bounds
Nairobi County police boss Adamson Bungei has announced that no protests will be allowed in the capital city ahead of the planned anti-government demonstrations by Azimio… Read more »
May 01, 2023
Kenya: Azimio Dismisses Bungei's Public Order Decree, Vows to Storm Nairobi CBD Tuesday
The opposition Azimio Coalition has dismissed a public order decree forbidding protests in the capital vowing to proceed with its planned demonstration in Nairobi's Central… Read more »