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AU, UN condemn deadly Mali attacks as 21 soldiers killed in Al-Qaeda-linked raid
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 28, 2025

Youssouf strongly condemned the coordinated assaults on Malian army positions in Farabougou and Biriki-Were in the Ségou region On August 19, 2025, an...

Kenya hit by 2.5 billion cyber-attacks in three months, facing crippling skills gap
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

Findings show that universities are producing an average of only 1,500 cybersecurity graduates annually, far below the 45,000 positions available in t...

Amid ongoing Israeli attacks, ‘the systematic destruction of Gaza City is already underway’: UN rights office
UN News  |  Aug 21, 2025

Since August 8, the office has recorded 54 attacks on residential buildings and entire blocks in Gaza City, killing 87 Palestinians, including at leas...

Leaked audio reveals ex-Israeli military intelligence chief justified mass Palestinian deaths
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 19, 2025

In the recordings, Haliva is heard saying, “For everything that happened on October 7, for every one person on October 7, 50 Palestinians must die. It...

Nairobi hosts regional security talks as leaders push to seal porous borders against terrorism
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 19, 2025

Delegates from 15 countries have called for stronger intelligence sharing, advanced surveillance and community-led early warning systems to curb cross...

11 Al-Shabaab militants, including senior leader, killed in airstrike
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 16, 2025

Somalia has revealed that counter terrorism operations done in collaboration with AFRICOM have seen more than twenty successful joint strikes conducte...

Kenyan banks tighten oversight of third-party tech firms amid rising cyber threats
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Financial institutions are updating their contracts and improving monitoring systems to protect themselves from growing risks related to external serv...

More than 1,500 killed between April and June in Haiti
UN News  |  Aug 02, 2025

As many gangs expand their territory, they have committed human rights violations, according to the UN, including extrajudicial killings, child exploi...

Kenya records historic cyber attack surge with 4.6 billion threats in four months this year
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Data by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows the spike contributed to a total of 8.6 billion cyberattacks recorded in the year to June 202...

Ghana’s security strategy has kept terror attacks at bay: What other countries can learn from its approach
The Conversation  |  Jul 27, 2025

One of the standout strategies is community engagement. This serves multiple purposes, from guiding people away from extremism to gathering intelligen...

Murkomen blames rogue officers for illegal gun trade in bandit-prone regions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

He said the situation is worsened by the lack of systems to monitor the number of bullets used during gunfights with bandits.

Murkomen orders bandits to surrender guns or face forceful disarmament
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

CS Kipchumba Murkomen said the government is offering a brief window for suspects to surrender firearms to police officers without facing arrest.

At least 21 children die of hunger in 3 days as Gaza starvation death toll passes 100
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 22, 2025

The crisis continues to deepen as humanitarian aid remains severely restricted, with widespread shortages of food, clean water, and collapsing medical...

Mother, four children killed in suspected love triangle arson attack in Isiolo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

Angry residents hunted down the suspected arsonist, lynched her and burned her house, located just a few metres from the scene of the initial fire.

Legal hurdles, missing bodies complicate Todonyang attack death toll confirmation - CS Murkomen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

Murkomen said that Missing Persons Reports suggest higher casualty figures, but legally, the government cannot declare individuals dead without eviden...

Kenya's cyber threats soar 202 per cent in Q1, hitting 2.5 billion
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 15, 2025

The spike marks one of the sharpest increases in recent years, and signals growing vulnerabilities across critical sectors, including finance, telecom...

Police in West Pokot recover 15 stolen goats in anti-theft operation
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 13, 2025

According to police, the suspects abandoned the goats in Kaakali Village, located in the Kalemngorok area, after realizing that security officers were...

IG of Police Douglas Kanja bans firearms, orders immediate surrender in Marsabit's troubled zones
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The order, published in a gazette notice dated July 10, 2025, takes effect immediately and applies to 13 localities under the ongoing security operati...

CS Kipchumba Murkomen extends security operation in Marsabit’s 13 trouble spots for 30 more days
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The extension was made under Section 106(6) of the National Police Service Act, 2011, and follows consultations with the National Security Council.

Suspects sought in teen’s killing at a water point in Marsabit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 04, 2025

The victim, Dargicho Bagijo, was shot three times in the head and chest on July 2 in an attack that has raised concern among residents and local autho...

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...

DRC conflict sparks surge in sexual violence against refugee children in Burundi
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 27, 2025

According to Save the Children, over 65 per cent of these cases involved rape, while others included psychological and physical abuse.

Mandera shuts quarries following abduction of two non-local workers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 19, 2025

The two, Martin Musyoki and John Kambua, remain missing after they were seized on Wednesday by four armed attackers believed to be Al Shabaab militant...

Spain assumes command of EU anti-piracy mission off Somali coast
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jun 15, 2025

Over the years, Operation Atalanta has played a significant role in improving maritime safety in the region.

Why wildlife attack victims face longer wait for government compensation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

The department received Sh13.169 billion, falling short of its requested Sh16.981 billion

DCI boss urges united effort to empower youth against radicalisation and terrorism
Issa Hussein  |  May 25, 2025

The DCI boss also expressed concern on emerging issues such as gender-based violence, drugs and community land disputes in Wajir County, which he said...

Google Chrome to automatically replace weak passwords in major security upgrade
Margaret Wanjiru  |  May 24, 2025

Presently, Chrome alerts users to vulnerable passwords, but changing them has remained a manual – and often overlooked – task. The new feature is set...

RSF drone attacks cut power across Khartoum state two years into Sudan war
Reuters  |  May 16, 2025

The Sudanese Electrical Company said in a statement that drones struck Khartoum state on Wednesday night.

78 foreigners arrested, 58 guns seized in past three months in Isiolo security crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 15, 2025

Interior CS Murkomen warned politicians and security officers against aiding drug trafficking networks, saying those found culpable would face legal c...

Operation Ondoa Jangili nets over 300 suspects, 200 firearms
Mary Wambui  |  May 14, 2025

The multi-agency team involved in the operation, he said, is grappling with illegal mining, drug and human trafficking as well as cross-border incursi...

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