Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime Stories

Myanmar scam empire thrives despite crackdowns, militias and criminal syndicates shield operations
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 27, 2025

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC) released the report on Wednesday, noting that despite border raids, utility cuts,...

President Ruto forms new multi-agency team to intensify war on corruption
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 19, 2025

The team will be chaired by the Executive Office of the President, while the Office of the Attorney General will serve as the Secretariat.

Evangelical churches back new state policy to fight alcohol and substance abuse
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 03, 2025

The churches say the move reflects a genuine effort to tackle the country’s deepening addiction crisis through a multi-sectoral response.

How criminal networks use East and Southern Africa as hubs for global smuggling
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 31, 2025

According to the report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, criminal networks rely on well-connected brokers—often state o...

NACADA says no alcohol bans effected, clarifies new policy only offers recommendations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

The proposals, which have stirred public debate, include raising the minimum legal age for handling, purchasing, consuming and selling alcohol from 18...

Proposed alcohol and drug regulations not yet law, awaiting legal backing
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 30, 2025

NACADA warns that without immediate action, the public health and socioeconomic consequences of substance abuse will continue to escalate, affecting i...

Nakuru to host 'World Day Against Trafficking in Persons' commemoration amid rise in cases
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 30, 2025

UN statistics show that from 2020 to 2023, there were more than 200,000 detected victims globally, which is just the tip of the iceberg.

FIDA-Kenya decries surge in sexual abuse during protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

FIDA-Kenya Chairperson Christine Kungu has expressed concern that the safety of women and girls was overlooked during the unrest, despite increasing r...

Financial experts predict gradual decline for US Dollar in next 6-12 Months
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 12, 2025

This signals a potential turning point for emerging economies, long pressured by a strong greenback.

Organised gangs from Nairobi slums tied to Gen Z protests, report warns of 2027 election risks
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 02, 2025

The report by Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime links recent violent attacks on peaceful protestors to organised criminal gangs...

Kenya tops East Africa in gender-based violence in sports with 69 per cent prevalence – report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2025

The report shows a sharp increase in cases from 43 per cent in 2022 to 69 per cent, raising concerns over rising abuse targeting women athletes.

US arrests Rwandan genocide fugitive Vincent Nzigiyimfura after years on the run
The New Times  |  Jun 15, 2025

If convicted, Nzigiyimfura faces up to 30 years in prison, with sentencing to be determined by a federal judge in accordance with U.S. Sentencing Guid...

Why genocide convict Twagirayezu will serve 20-year sentence in Denmark
New Times  |  Jun 13, 2025

The Rwandan Court of Appeal found him guilty on July 31, 2024, after overturning a previous acquittal by the High Council Chamber for International Cr...

UN urged to rethink peacekeeping mandates to tackle organised crime in conflict zones
Mary Wambui  |  May 29, 2025

The findings come at a time when peacekeeping operations in the world are folding, with the last United Nations mission having been deployed in 2014.

Foreign aid cuts imperil millions in East Africa as hunger crisis deepens, World Vision warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 29, 2025

The region is also battling the effects of conflict, as seen in Sudan, where 38.73 per cent of the population is severely hungry and 52.12 per cent mo...

NACADA shuts down illegal rehab centre over inhumane conditions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

The facility, which lacked proper licenses, was found to be operating without qualified medical or counselling staff, putting the lives of its clients...

Rwandan refugees return home as M23 offensive escalates in eastern Congo, says UNHCR
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 18, 2025

The three-year M23 insurgency in the eastern DRC intensified in January with the M23 rebels, largely made up of Tutsi fighters, seizing control of mor...

Kenyan shilling, Africa’s best-performing currency in 2024 - World Bank
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 25, 2025

The local currency appreciated by 20 per cent against the global benchmark, the US Dollar, over the year, marking the highest gain across the region.

Remains of more genocide victims continue to be accorded decent burial in Rwanda
XINHUA  |  Apr 19, 2025

About 1 million people, mostly of the Tutsi community and moderate Hutus, were killed by Hutu extremists within 100 days during the genocide in 1994.

Congo government, M23 rebel delegations in Doha for talks, sources say
Reuters  |  Apr 10, 2025

Members of both delegations confirmed their presence in the Qatari capital and said there was a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday, but they were still...

Calls for proper recognition of Rwanda 1994 genocide against Tutsis made at Kwibuka forum
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 08, 2025

Nderitu stressed that the violence specifically targeted the Tutsi community, along with moderate Hutus and UN peacekeepers, highlighting the need for...

'Never again’: 31 years on, Rwanda commemorates genocide against the Tutsi
Amina Wako  |  Apr 07, 2025

In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly officially recognised April 7 as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tut...

UN Secretary General warns of rising hate speech as world marks 31st commemoration of Rwandan Genocide
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 07, 2025

Rwandan High Commissioner to Kenya Ambassador Martin Ngoga termed the day as a period of profound sorrow and deep reflection not just for Rwandans but...

Active-duty Romanian soldiers worked as mercenaries in DR Congo, probe reveals
Amina Wako  |  Apr 06, 2025

All seven active-duty personnel, including two non-commissioned officers and five professional soldiers, took parental leave between 2023 and 2025. Du...

African governments urged to trade, transact in local currencies
XINHUA  |  Mar 20, 2025

Desta said a single African currency would help boost trade, increase economic cooperation among African Union (AU) members and stimulate faster devel...

Kenyans in diaspora sent home Sh5.8 billion less in February on strong shilling
Alfred Onyango  |  Mar 16, 2025

The US remained the largest source of remittances to Kenya, accounting for 53 per cent in the month under review.

EU to sanction nine people over Congo violence, diplomats say
Reuters  |  Mar 14, 2025

Rebels of the M23 group have seized east Congo's two biggest cities since January in an escalation of a long-running conflict rooted in the spillover...

UNHCR warns of growing dangers for displaced women amid funding crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 08, 2025

Legal aid programmes that used to provide justice to victims have been dismantled, allowing perpetrators to act without consequences.

Rwanda genocide survivors’ group warns of ethnic cleansing against Tutsi in eastern DRC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 04, 2025

Human rights organisations have reported increasing instances of hate speech and incitement against Tutsi communities, particularly in regions affecte...

Kenyan shilling stable; dollar inflows match importer demand
Reuters  |  Mar 04, 2025

At 0744 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 129.00/40 per dollar, the same as Monday's closing rate.

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