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Police during Azimio maseno protest
On Monday, March 20, a third-year Maseno University student was killed during Azimio la Umoja One Kenya protests. According to initial reports, the student was fatally wounded after demonstrators stormed…
Other roads that had been barricaded included Juja Road near the Moi Air Base, which had a heavy police presence.
Jeff Mwathi and the accused DJ Fatxo
A team of experts was also noted to be analyzing the same, including the retrieved CCTV footage. "We are now progressing to the second phase of the investigations where several persons of interest will be interrogated and appropriate recommendations made to the ODPP." part of DCI statement read.
For the job of Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) nominee to the Salary and Remuneration Commission, ten applicants have been narrowed down (SRC).Former legislators Naomi Shaban (Taveta), Peter Mwathi (Limuru), Jimmy…
This is our country and if we burn it we have nowhere else to go, that is why I am advocating for dialogue between the government and the opposition since I believe politics of exclusion is not part of our game since we must work together
Dr Fred Matiangi
On Monday, March 13, former interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang'i and his attorney Danstan Omari had all accusations against them dropped. The DCI's evidence was deemed insufficient by the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Lilian Obuo, in a statement. The former CS was accused of publishing fake information and conspiring to commit a crime. “The evidence provided did not meet the ingredients needed to prove each of the fore- mentioned offences as required by law. "The Director of Public Prosecutions has…
Interior CS Kindiki Kithure
On the matter of the late Jeff Mwathi, I have spoken to the DCI Mr. Amin this morning and instructed him to send a homicide team from the DCI headquarters to thoroughly investigate the incident and take the necessary action
In order to monitor the development of the current campaign against banditry in the region, Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale travelled to several forward operating zones in the North Rift…
Danstan Omari
In relation to the Matiang'i raid, the court has extended orders prohibiting the DCI from calling lawyer Danstan Omari.Omari disputed the summons on the grounds that the information sought was protected by client advocate privilege, and Judge Hedwig Ong'udi prolonged the orders she had given two weeks earlier. The LSK who are parties to the dispute and are interested parties have been given permission to submit their answering affidavit in support of Omari's appeal. LSK declares their support for Omari's application. The fact that Omari filed two distinct cases of the same kind before the court has also drawn criticism from the authorities. Danstan Omari Orders were issued…
Ababu Namwamba and Prisca Mwaro
Former wife of Ababu Namwamba, Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Prisca Mwaro passed away. On March 8, she was found dead inside her home in Nairobi. According to the family, her…