March 02, 2023
Kenya: Protestors Demonstrate at Milimani Law Courts Over Cop Rashid Ahmed Prosecution
A section of the members of the public on Wednesday staged demonstrations at the Milimani Law Courts protesting the prosecution of police officer Ahmed Rashid who is being… Read more »
Kenya: MP Basil Says Legalising Gay Practice Will Lead to Increased HIV Infections
Yatta Member of Parliament Robert Basil has joined other leaders who are against the legalising of LGBTQ in the country, saying the practise is foreign and doesn't correspond with… Read more »
Kenya: LGBTQI+ Activist Le Toya Tells MPs, Clerics to Tone Down Attacks On Court Judgment
Transgender Activist Le Toya Johnson says the backlash that the Supreme Court judgment has received from the clergy and legislators is unwarranted and left members of the Lesbian,… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Kenya: Haji Elected President By East African Prosecutors
Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has been elected President of the Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors (EAAP). Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Offers U.S.$5 Million Bounty for Information on Key Al-Shabaab Leader
The United States government has issued a bounty of up to 5 million dollars for information on the whereabouts of Ali Mohamed Rage, alias Ali Dheere believed to be a high-ranking… Read more »
East Africa: Out of Sync Regional Laws on Sandalwood Fueling Illicit Trade - Whitman
United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman has termed a lack of uniformity in regional regulations as a key enabler of sandalwood trafficking in East Africa region. Read more »
Kenya: Two Children Among 3 People Killed in Suspected Bandit Attack Within Marsabit
At least three people among them two children were killed early today when unknown number of armed suspected livestock thieves staged an attack at Korolle grazing area, Kargi… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Destroys 13.5 Tonnes of Sandalwood in War Against Illicit Trade
Authorities Tuesday destroyed 13.5 tonnes of endangered sandalwood valued at Sh54 million seized during various sting operations in Samburu County. Read more »
Kenya: Court Upholds Mutula Kilonzo Junior Election's Victory
The Makueni High Court on Tuesday upheld the victory of Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr in a ruling delivered by Justice John Onyiego. Read more »
Kenya: LSK Questions Legality of Office of the Spouse to the Prime Cabinet Secretary
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) now wants the Public Service Commission (PSC) to certify the legality of the establishment of the office of the spouse to the Prime Cabinet Secretary… Read more »
Kenya: Evangelist Gilbert Deya Denies Being Involved in Child Trafficking
Evangelist Gilbert Juma Deya has denied having been involved in child trafficking. Read more »
Kenya: Kabarnet Court Convicts Bandit to 10 Years Imprisonment
A Kabarnet court has convicted a notorious bandit to 10 years imprisonment after being found guilty of possessing an illegal firearm. Read more »
Kenya: EACC in Court to Recover Sh1.6 Billion Grabbed Egerton University Land
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed an urgent case in Nakuru, seeking to recover Sh1.6 billion Egerton University grabbed land. Read more »
Kenya: Matiangi Has Not Fled the Country, Expect Him Back - Lawyer
Lawyer Danstan Omari now says former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has not fled the country but out to attend on a family matter. Read more »
Kenya: They're Terrorists Not Bandits, Kindiki Says of Cattle Rustlers
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kindiki Kithure has now described cattle rustlers as terrorists. Read more »
Kenya: Kisii High Court Dismisses Petition Challening Win of Woman Rep Aburi
A High Court in Kisii has dismissed an election petition challenging the win of Kisii County Woman Representative Dorice Donya Aburi in the August General elections. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Kenya: Immigration Reveals Matiangi's Travel History After He Snubbed DCI Summon
The Immigration Department has furnished the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) with the travel history of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi after he failed… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Kenya: Court Lifts Injunction Stopping Media Council of Kenya Recruitment Exercise
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has lifted the injunction on the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) board selection committee pending a full hearing. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Kenya: Police Officer Struck Dead By Motorist Evading a Checkpoint in Mombasa
A traffic police officer in Mombasa lost his life on Monday after a motorist ran him over while attempting to evade a traffic check. Read more »
Kenya: Senate, House Majority Leaders Contest Supreme Court LGBT Verdict
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho) and his National Assembly counterpart Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu) have termed Friday's ruling of the Supreme Court of Kenya on gay… Read more »
Kenya: CJ Koome Opens 13th Small Claims Court in Meru
Chief Justice Martha Koome has concluded the first phase of the rollout of the Small Claims Court with a launch in Meru County, bringing the total number of courts operationalised… Read more »
Kenya: MPs Committee to Probe Claims Kenyatta Govt Spent U.S.$430 Million Illegally
National Assembly's Public Petitions Committee is today expected to begin hearing a claim that retired President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration illegally spent Sh55 billion in the… Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi Muslim Community Faults Supreme Court Ruling On Gay Rights
The Muslim community in Nairobi has expressed its displeasure with Friday's Supreme Court ruling allowing the LGBTQ+ community in Kenya to register associations. Read more »
February 27, 2023
Kenya: Small Claims Court a Game-Changer in Access to Justice
The Hon. Chief Justice Emeritus, Hon Justice Willy Mutunga's Vision; Judiciary Transformation Framework (JTF) 2012-2016 set the Judiciary on a reform trajectory. In the vision,… Read more »
Kenya: Supreme Court Ruling On LGBTQI+ Lobby 'Will Lead to Unintended Consequences'
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has poked holes on the Supreme Court judgment that granted the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community the rights… Read more »