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Gachagua unveils 8-point plan to end protests, slams Ruto over housing levy, police brutality
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 09, 2025

Speaking just hours after Ruto voiced frustration over growing public and political hostility, Gachagua responded by saying that real solutions lie in...

Saba Saba protest death toll rises to 31
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 08, 2025

Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) expressed sympathy for the victims and families affected by the violence, sending out messages of condolence and...

IJM launches probe into protest killings, calls for justice for 12-year-old girl shot in Kiambu
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 08, 2025

IJM said it will take up some of the case of brutality including that of 12 year old Bridgit Njoki, a class seven pupil who was killed by a stray bull...

'No parent should bury their child': Kenyan mothers speak out against police brutality, extrajudicial killings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 06, 2025

In their statement, the Mothers of Kenya condemned escalating police violence and called for justice for victims of protest-related killings, includin...

Church leaders call for peace, slam ‘shoot-to-kill’ order ahead of Saba Saba protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 06, 2025

The NCCK raised alarm over what it described as a growing and disturbing trend of the state blatantly, violently, and unlawfully denying Kenyans their...

Opposition leaders: We’ll prosecute Ruto over graft, extrajudicial killings if elected
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2025

The leaders further blasted Ruto over what they described as unfair public appointments, saying that the presidency had skewed top state jobs to favou...

Gem MP Odhiambo seeks to bar Fred Matiang’i from vying for presidency over River Yala killings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2025

The Gem MP contends that the state-sponsored killings and body disposals that took place during Matiang’i’s tenure justify legal action and should dis...

Court summons DCI boss Mohammed Amin over blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia's disappearance
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 01, 2025

While issuing the directive, Justice Chacha Mwita said the DCI should come and explain Kinyagia's whereabouts, as the DCI officers were the last known...

Enough is enough! Man lashes out at DCI in court over blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyagia's disappearance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 01, 2025

The disruption occurred during a session convened to hear submissions following a court order issued on Monday, directing Inspector General of Police...

DCI claims missing blogger Ndiangui Kinyagia incited public to occupy State House
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 01, 2025

The DCI has denied arresting or detaining Ndiangui Kinyagia and dismissed claims that he is being held incommunicado as malicious, unfounded, and base...

Post-mortem reveals two Emali protesters died from gunshot wounds
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 30, 2025

The deaths form part of a growing toll from the June 25 protests, during which several Kenyans were killed by police.

Murkomen under fire for vowing not to cooperate with investigators after defending lethal police force
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2025

In a video seen by The Eastleigh Voice, Murkomen is heard defending lethal police action and warning that officers taken to court for using guns in su...

Families of victims demand probe into extrajudicial killings, torture
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

The group says 2024 saw a sharp increase in state-linked killings and disappearances, with 159 cases documented, including 104 extrajudicial killings...

Matiang’i calls for public inquest into extrajudicial killings
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

The former Interior CS declaring his readiness to face questions over controversial deaths including those of Chris Msando, Jacob Juma, Kipyegon Kenei...

Kenya’s police still kill with impunity – what needs to be done to stop them
The Conversation  |  Jun 23, 2025

Days ahead of the first anniversary in Kenya of the Gen Z-led anti-government protests that resulted in at least 60 deaths and displays of police brut...

Charles Owino defends police, slams politicians over protest chaos
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 19, 2025

According to Owino, most protest-related deaths occurred during politically charged demonstrations, not ordinary police operations.

Kenya’s opposition vows to take Ruto to ICC over extrajudicial killings, abductions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2025

The leaders accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of unleashing rogue police units and forming Haiti-style militia gangs to suppress dissent.

Police name, interdict two officers linked to hawker shooting during protest over Albert Ojwang's murder
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2025

In a statement on Wednesday, NPS named the officers as Police Constable Klinzy Barasa Masinde (Service No. 119413) and Police Constable Duncan Kiprono...

LSK demands full disclosure of name, service number of officer who shot protester
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2025

LSK President Faith Odhiambo criticised the police for issuing what she termed a vague and inadequate statement, warning that impunity within the serv...

Mask vendor shot during Tuesday's protest remains in critical condition - KNH
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 18, 2025

KNH Chief Executive Officer Dr William Sigilai said Boniface Kariuki was referred to the hospital from a city clinic on Tuesday afternoon after sustai...

Judiciary condemns police brutality during Tuesday's protests, vows to uphold rule of law
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 18, 2025

Judiciary Spokesperson Paul Ndemo reiterated that the National Police Service (NPS) bears constitutional responsibility to identify, apprehend, and pr...

ODM leaders, activists demand repeal of Cybercrimes Act over extrajudicial killings, disappearances
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 17, 2025

The leaders said the controversial law is linked to the disturbing rise in cases of harassment, arbitrary arrests, abductions, and deaths of content c...

Rights groups demand justice, not apologies, over Ojwang's death in police custody
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 11, 2025

Human rights organisations now say Ojwang's death was not accidental but the result of torture inflicted by officers.

Ruto’s police commission nominees pledge reforms, improved public trust amid vetting by MPs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 10, 2025

Prof Suda, a seasoned academic and former top government official, defended her appointment amid questions about her lack of policing experience and s...

Calls mount for Police DIG Eliud Lagat’s arrest and prosecution over Albert Ojwang’s death in custody
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 09, 2025

Kenyans have now intensified calls for justice and accountability, with public anger mounting over the circumstances surrounding Ojwang’s death at Cen...

Okoa Uchumi slams Ruto’s apology, demands justice for violence, graft, economic injustice
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 29, 2025

Okoa Uchumi said Ruto’s remarks amounted to a performative gesture that failed to acknowledge the government’s role in the deaths of over 60 young peo...

Opposition leaders demand justice amid rising cases of abductions, police brutality
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

The group costing of Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, Justin Muturi and Mithika Linturi also pointed to recent incidents in Kakamega and...

NCIC urges multi-agency probe into enforced disappearances, says justice needs action, not words
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 22, 2025

NCIC stressed that any investigation must be conducted independently and inclusively, with the active involvement of human rights organisations and ci...

Murkomen: Why police are solving MP Were’s murder faster, unlike other cases
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 14, 2025

Murkomen dismissed claims that police were selectively fast-tracking the case of Kasipul MP Charles Were, while stalling on investigations into unreso...

Ruto under fire as rights group disputes claim all protest victims have returned home
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 13, 2025

The organisation argued that President Ruto’s remarks, made during a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, overlook the painf...

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