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Bribery dominates EACC corruption cases, embezzlement close behind
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 08, 2025

The 2024/2025 EACC Corruption Report shows bribery at 36.8 per cent and embezzlement at 18.7 per cent of cases, together forming over half of all alle...

Malindi community turns to sports to shield youth from drug abuse during school break
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

The programme is running weekly sessions at Buntwani Waterfront Park, where children and teenagers are taking part in cycling, skating, beach football...

Wajir County tightens grip on miraa trade, bans sales near schools and hospitals
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 06, 2025

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has signed the 2025 Miraa and Other Substances Control Act, introducing strict zoning, licensing and rehabilitation mea...

Watch: Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo impeachment hearing
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 03, 2025

Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo faces a Senate impeachment hearing after the County Assembly voted to remove him over alleged misconduct, abuse of offic...

Mutua sounds alarm as drug abuse blocks coast youth from lucrative jobs abroad
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Labour CS Alfred Mutua warns that rising drug abuse is causing many Coast youth to fail mandatory medical tests and lose out on well-paying overseas j...

Sexual violence driving mass flight from Sudan to South Sudan: What you need to know
The Conversation  |  Nov 30, 2025

Researchers collected nearly 700 stories from people fleeing Sudan’s war to South Sudan, revealing widespread rape and terror against women and girls...

Why a woman is killed every 10 minutes; the rising wave of global femicide
UN News  |  Nov 26, 2025

The latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women, released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence agains...

Auditor General calls for penalties on officers who ignore audit recommendations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 24, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu expressed concerns that her office’s audit recommendations are often not implemented, with many issues recurring in sub...

Shocking New York Times report exposes Kenyan mothers, children suffering in Saudi Arabia
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 12, 2025

Thousands of Kenyan mothers and children remain trapped in Saudi Arabia, facing abuse, neglect, and a fight for legal recognition — as the government...

Justice Matheka calls for increased funding to strengthen Kenya’s child justice system
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 01, 2025

She urged the National Treasury and county governments to significantly increase funding for child protection services, including the judicial infrast...

Senator Hamida demands action over child sex trafficking in Maai Mahiu
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 31, 2025

Senator Hamida Kibwana revealed that testimonies point to the involvement of “madams” who recruit and control young girls, exploiting them under the p...

Digital platforms fuel sexual exploitation of women in Kenya - report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 30, 2025

Digital tools allow perpetrators to hide evidence, while law enforcement often lacks the technical skills to investigate cyber-related crimes.

Kenya’s crackdown on activists spotlighted at AU rights summit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 30, 2025

In recent months, activists have been prosecuted under severe provisions, including the Prevention of Terrorism Act (2012) and robbery with violence c...

UK warns citizens visiting Kenya, Uganda of methanol poisoning from fake alcoholic drinks
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 22, 2025

Methanol is an industrial alcohol that can be found in antifreeze and paint thinners. In some countries overseas, it is illegally mixed with spirit-ba...

Drug abuse crushes dreams as dozens of Lamu youth rejected in KDF 2025 recruitment
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 21, 2025

Hundreds of hopefuls in Lamu County fail KDF medical and drug tests as officials call for community action to guide youth toward healthier paths.

Auditor General flags CBK for hiring unqualified managers, ignoring HR Policies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 21, 2025

The report notes that the CBK recruited managers who did not fully meet the mandatory experience or service period requirements.

KDF recruitment reveals alarming substance abuse among hundreds of Garissa youth
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 14, 2025

The high disqualification rate has reignited concerns about youth substance abuse in Garissa, with local human rights activist Mohamed Hussein calling...

Education Ministry sets up special unit to tackle teenage pregnancy in schools
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2025

Nominated Senator Catherine Mumma, who chaired the session, warned that both girls and boys are increasingly vulnerable to abuse in schools.

Pressure mounts on Kenya to permit visit by UN special rapporteur
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2025

Kenya’s refusal to allow the UN special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association to conduct a visit has become a point...

KNCHR launches advisory on situation of human rights defenders in Kenya
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 30, 2025

The advisory calls on the government to strengthen law enforcement, review protection mechanisms, and foster stronger partnerships with non-state acto...

High Court extends order blocking EACC, ODPP from arresting Kiambu Governor Wamatangi
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 18, 2025

The ruling allows Wamatangi to continue performing his duties without the immediate threat of arrest or charges as investigations into alleged corrupt...

Rights group sounds alarm over surge of gender-based violence on digital platforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 17, 2025

The coalition explains TFGBV as any harmful act committed, worsened, or amplified through online channels such as social media, messaging apps, or oth...

NACADA, clergy join forces to confront drug crisis at the Coast
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 11, 2025

Sheikh Abu Qatada, the Chairperson of the Pwani People’s Religious Leaders Forum, pledged the clergy’s support, saying that mosques, churches, and tem...

Mombasa experts warn drug abuse and radicalisation threaten literacy progress
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 10, 2025

Experts warned that unless comprehensive measures are taken, Mombasa risks leaving a generation behind.

Nearly 43 per cent of Kenyans report police abuse, study shows
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 09, 2025

The Justice System Response to Police Accountability report by International Justice Mission Kenya engaged 5,700 participants across nine counties thr...

Murkomen declares crackdown on criminal gangs causing mayhem in Western Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

Murkomen said the threat of gangs in the area is not limited to towns but extends deep into villages.

New Bill seeks to expand rehab, harm reduction services nationwide
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2025

The Harm Reduction Bill, 2025, aims to create a legal structure that ensures these services are accessible in public health facilities, to reduce over...

Ghana’s President Mahama dismisses Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkonoo over abuse of office
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 01, 2025

On April 22, 2025, President Mahama suspended her following a preliminary review that found merit in complaints alleging misconduct, abuse of office,...

KHRC raises alarm over police surveillance of Human Rights Watch official
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 30, 2025

According to HRW, on the evening of August 23, a group of six men, believed to be plain-clothes officers, parked three vehicles at a local police stat...

Wajir youth empowered to tackle plastic waste, create jobs and curb drug abuse
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 20, 2025

To launch the programme, Islamic Relief Kenya donated Sh2 million, giving each youth group a Sh400,000 grant to set up garbage collection points and s...

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