April 25, 2023
Kenya: MPs Grill National Police Service Commission Nominee on Police Reform Matters During Vetting
Focus on police reforms and the need to improve the police welfare dominated Monday's vetting and approval hearings for the nominee to the National Police Service Commission, Edwin… Read more »
Kenya: Court Directs Matiangi, DCI, DPP to Record Consent, Withdraw Suit on Alleged Home Raid
The High court has given former interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seven days… Read more »
Kenya: Peter Leley Takes Over as National Police Service Commission CEO
Peter Kiptanui Leley was on Tuesday sworn in as the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Read more »
Kenya: Number of Missing People in Pastor Mackenzie's Shakahola Forest Cult Rises to 212
The number of missing people in pastor Paul Mackenzie's Shakahola forest cult has risen to 212, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). Read more »
Kenya: Malindi Sub County Hospital Morgue Full as Shakahola Massacre Victims Bodies Are Delivered
The Malindi Sub-County hospital morgue is full to capacity following the delivery of 78 bodies in pastor Paul Mackenzie's cult which have so far been exhumed. Read more »
Kenya: Mackenzie Likely to Face Genocide Over Shakahola Massacre
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has vowed tough punishment for pastor Paul Mackenzie for radicalising locals in Kilifi to starve to death. Read more »
Kenya: Chiefs Apprehensive About Their Lives While Fighting Illicit Brews
Chiefs and Assistant chiefs in Laikipia West Sub County have expressed fears about threats on their lives by unknown people for spearheading the fight against illicit brews. Read more »
Kenya: Lobby Group Lauds Copyright Board for Cracking Down Pirated Content
Partners Against Piracy (PAP) Association of Kenya, a creative industry group, has lauded the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) for cracking down on sites distributing pirated… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Kenya: Clergy Wants Govt to Remove 'Extremist' Pastors After Shakahola Mass Graves
Religious leaders have urged the government to step up its surveillance in order to root out shady characters who masquerade to fleece unsuspecting followers. Read more »
Kenya: Where Was Kenya's Intelligence System During Months of Shakahola Massacre - Azimio
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition leaders have faulted security agencies for failing to detect and deter the Shakahola cult killings. Read more »
Kenya: Deaths From 'Pastor' Mackenzie's Cult Now at 58
At least 58 people, believed to be members of Good News International Church, have been confirmed dead in Kilifi's Shakahola Forest even as exhumations continue. Read more »
Kenya: IG Koome Visits Shakahola Forest Cult Site as Exhumations Continue
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome was scheduled to visit Shakahola forest in Kilifi where over 40 bodies have been exhumed following cult activities by notorius Pastor Paul… Read more »
Kenya: Controversial 'Pastor' Mackenzie Belongs to Jail, That's Extremism - Ruto
President William Ruto has likened controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church to a terrorist who uses religion to advance what he described as "weird and… Read more »
April 23, 2023
Kenya: Kenyans Blast CS Mutua Move to Send Police Officers to Fight Haiti Gangsters
Kenyans on twitter have blasted Foreign Affairs cabinet secretary Alfred Mutua for hinting that Kenya has offered to send police officers to Haiti to help stabilize the gang… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Offers to Send Police Offices to Haiti to Fight Gangsters - CS Mutua
Foreign and Diaspora Affaires Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua says Kenya has offered to send police officers to Haiti to aid in the fight against gangsters. Read more »
Kenya: Kindiki to Visit Kilifi Cult Grave Site Tuesday As Shakahola Forest Cordoned As Crime Scene
The Ministry of Interior and Coordination has sealed the entire Shakahola forest as a crime scene with Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki expected to visit the area on Tuesday. Read more »
Kenya: 8 More Bodies Exhumed in Kilifi Cult Massacre, Raising Total to 29
Eight more bodies have been exhumed so far in Shakahola forest, Kilifi raising the total number to twenty-nine. Read more »
April 21, 2023
Kenya: Authorities Spilled Over 1.7 Million Liters of Illicit Brews Since February - PS Omollo
Authorities have spilled over 1.7 million liters of unregulated brews and netted hard drugs worth millions of shillings in the ongoing crackdown on illicit brews and drugs, as… Read more »
Kenya: Three Bodies of Pastor Mackenzie's Followers Exhumed in Kilifi
The bodies of three people believed to be the followers of pastor Paul Mackenzie have been exhumed in Kilifi. Read more »
Kenya: Mt Kenya MCAs Establish Committee to Formulate Laws Regulating Alcohol Sale
Members of County Assemblies from Murang'a, Kiambu, Nyeri, Nyandarua and Kirinyaga have established a 20-member committee to lead in the formulation of stringent laws to regulate… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Launches Curriculum on Preventing Violent Extremism Among Children
The ministry of labour and social protection has launched a training curriculum and manual on preventing and countering violent extremism for children officers. Read more »
Kenya: Joho Says He Supports Azimio Demonstrations but Has Been Unwell
The self-declared coastal kingpin Hassan Joho has resurfaced after months of deafening silence and visible absence since Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga lost his… Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua Urges Mt Kenya County Assemblies to Develop Laws to Regulate Use of Illicit Brews
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged county assemblies in the Mt Keya region to develop uniform laws to regulate use of illegal brews. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Kenya: Thika Prison to Be Decongested, Inmates Shifted After Cholera Outbreak
The government has begun efforts to shift inmates from Thika prison to the nearby Yatta, Ruiru and Murang'a prisons in order to decongest the Thika prison. Read more »
Kenya: Detectives Discover 15 Graves in Embattled 'Pastor' Paul Makenzi's Farm
Homicide detectives have discovered 12 graves believed to be those of followers of embattled preacher Paul Nthenge Makenzi of the Good News International Church. Read more »