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Victims of police brutality can pursue damages even as cases continue, court rules
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 16, 2025

The ruling stems from the case of Anjlee Parveen Kumar Sharma, whose husband, businessman Bunty Bharat Kumar Shah, was shot dead by police at their We...

IPOA's reliance on DCI's forensic lab weakens police misconduct cases, says IJM
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

The study highlights “a severe lack of confidence in the effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System in Kenya to protect vulnerable people and deter...

73% of Kenyans believe government not doing enough to stop abductions, extra-judicial killings - TIFA Report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 11, 2025

The findings show that a clear plurality of Kenyans, 35 per cent, believe the police and other state security agencies are mainly responsible for extr...

DCI deploys forensic team to investigate Kyalo Mbobu’s fatal shooting
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

In a statement on Wednesday, the DCI said critical evidence is being collected to reconstruct the events and identify those responsible.

LSK condemns killing of advocate Kyalo Mbobu in Nairobi, calls for immediate probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 09, 2025

Mbobu was shot dead on the evening of September 9, 2025, in a drive-by attack in Karen, Nairobi and the assailant fled the scene on a motorcycle.

DCI refutes harassment claims by Human Rights Watch official Otsieno Namwaya
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 09, 2025

DCI dismissed the claims a day after Otsieno Namwaya, the Associate Director of Human Rights, spoke to The Eastleigh Voice about his alleged harassmen...

Justice and Equity Commission hails police brutality ruling, calls for immediate action
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 09, 2025

JEC hailed a recent High Court decision awarding compensation to victims of police brutality and unlawful detention, terming it a "landmark ruling" in...

Kiambu Court blocks DCI from arresting, harassing two traders over robbery with violence case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 05, 2025

The dispute arose after reports that the applicants were being targeted in connection with alleged violent activities.

MPs demand probe into Sh373m stalled amphitheatre project at University of Eldoret
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 03, 2025

The committee resolved to recommend to the National Assembly that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Inv...

Kenya Police Service tops complaint list in IAU report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 02, 2025

Nairobi had the highest number of complaints, accounting for 42 per cent of the total, followed by Rift Valley at 15 per cent, Central at 12 per cent,...

LSK demands urgent probe into abductions of lawyers, warns of persecution
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

LSK President Faith Odhiambo said lawyers pursuing matters of public interest had increasingly become the greatest targets in what she described as po...

Calls for justice as world marks day to honour victims of enforced disappearances
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 30, 2025

The UN General Assembly resolved to earmark this day on December 21, 2010, following deep concern about the increase in enforced or involuntary disapp...

Court bars DCI from summoning Nairobi Hospital officials amid leadership wrangles
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 29, 2025

The association had raised concerns that the DCI was summoning officials and witnesses over matters already pending before the court.

Court sets September 6 deadline in terror case against Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 28, 2025

Prosecution counsel James Machira had requested 14 more days, saying investigations were at an advanced stage.

DCI launches probe into rise of juvenile gangs in Nairobi's Umoja estate, environs
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 27, 2025

The move follows a viral clip shared on social media showing a group of boys engaged in violent clashes, which seriously injured one 15-year-old Joshu...

Gachagua reveals ministries, reforms he negotiated with Ruto for 2022 votes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 26, 2025

Among the positions, he said, included the ministries of Interior, Finance, Agriculture, Water, Lands, Trade and the Attorney General, which were part...

'Muthaiga 3' activists set free after High Court rejects case extension request
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2025

Kibera Law Courts rejected an application by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (...

Journalists injured while covering Gachagua's homecoming, equipment and vehicles destroyed by goons
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 21, 2025

The goons pelted stones towards Gachagua's motorcade as it made its way out of JKIA, allegedly in a bid to block its entry to the CBD.

Five Kenyans sue IG Douglas Kanja, top security chiefs over protest violence inaction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 13, 2025

Through lawyer Stephen Musili, the petitioners allege that more than 80 people were killed and several others abducted during the 2024–2025 protests....

Gachagua petitions Supreme Court to block National Assembly's bid on Mwilu ruling
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

Gachagua argues that the National Assembly is abusing the judicial process and undermining the integrity of the apex court by taking contradictory pos...

MPs fault top state agencies over weak accountability, stalled reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

DCI Director Amin Mohammed came under heavy criticism after revealing that files relating to a 2017 IEBC procurement case could not be traced and migh...

Nairobi lawyer arrested over Sh79.9 million gold scam targeting Canadian investor
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 08, 2025

The victim was later asked to send an additional payment of $300,000 (Sh39.9 million) to Tether cryptocurrency, widely used for digital transactions a...

DCI seeks 21 days to detain Obamana matatu sacco touts over stabbing to death of colleague
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 07, 2025

Hannington Oloo Ogumbo, Duncan Ochola, Vitalis Owino, and Daniel Ochieng Ojwang are accused of killing Dickson Otieno Ombaka, an employee of the same...

DCI launches multi-agency operation in Maai Mahiu after BBC exposé on child sex trafficking
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2025

In a statement released on Wednesday, the DCI said a team comprising officers from various agencies, including the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Pr...

DCI granted 21 days to analyse electronic devices in Koimburi abduction case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 05, 2025

The case stems from a May 25, 2025, incident in which MP Koimburi was reported missing shortly after attending a church service. CCTV footage later su...

Malala summoned by DCI over unauthorised helicopter landing at Mumias Sports Complex
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 05, 2025

Western Region Police Commander Issa Muhamud stated that the helicopter landed without prior clearance or coordination, calling it a direct violation...

Third member of 'FBI movement' arrested in Meru
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 01, 2025

Kimathi is said to have emerged voluntarily, after which he was handcuffed and escorted into a police vehicle before being driven away to an undisclos...

Government to place ex-KDF, police personnel under strict surveillance - Murkomen
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

CS Murkomen stressed that those who had received weapons training from the government had a higher responsibility than ordinary citizens and should no...

Eight suspects in Mawego Police Station arson case granted bail
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 31, 2025

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said the group is believed to have led a coordinated attack on the police station, which resulted in the de...

Reuben Kigame seeks court order to prosecute top cops over brutality during Gen Z protests
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 31, 2025

Reuben Kigame is seeking a declaration that the desecration of bodies and public display of police brutality during the peaceful public protests amoun...

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