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Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has warned politicians over hiring criminal gangs and raised alarm over rising sexual and gender-based violence in West...
Haitian authorities seized a record 1,045kg of cocaine near Île de la Tortue, highlighting Haiti’s growing role in regional drug routes and prompting...
Following a dramatic 70.4 per cent rise the previous year, these offences increased by another three per cent during the 2024-25 review period. The re...
According to WFP projections, around 15,000 people in Borno could face "catastrophic hunger" or "famine-like conditions" next year.
After independence, NCIC says the emergence and evolution of criminal gangs was largely influenced by politics, particularly the creation of the Kenya...
Many gangs involve minors, some as young as 11, while most members are between 15 and 35 years old, often armed with knives, pangas, and occasionally...
The US says global action is needed to expand the Kenya-led force to 5,500 troops and stabilise gang-ravaged Haiti.
They are Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Luo, Luhya, Kamba, and Kisiis, while the least dominant groups include the minority groups like Gabra, Illchamus/Njemps, Re...
The residents claim that the criminal groups, mainly composed of machete-wielding gangs, have been terrorising traders, robbing shops, and harassing l...
Haiti does not manufacture firearms or ammunition, but according to the latest figures released by the UN human rights office, there are an estimated...
A striking 1.9 million – or 17 per cent of the population – are suffering emergency levels of acute food insecurity, which leaves them with food gaps,...
The meeting seeks to collect feedback on challenges affecting security in the city and issues hindering officers from effectively carrying out their d...
The GSF is expected to begin operations following the expiration of the MSS mandate on October 2, 2025, although it will take time to build up the new...
Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve died in a road accident on 1 September while serving with the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti.
Ruto emphasised that Kenya’s response was driven by the belief that it was joining a genuinely multinational effort.
Armed gangs control large swathes of the territory, more than six million people are in urgent need of assistance, and 1.4 million have fled their hom...
Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Ruto lamented the lack of international support for a mission that Nairobi had long been caution...
In the raid, officers also recovered 14 mobile phones believed to have been stolen, allegedly found in the possession of a suspect identified as Ahmed...
Murkomen warned that some boda boda operators were being misused for political purposes, with criminal elements infiltrating the sector to harass, bea...
Musalia Mudavadi stressed that while international fatigue over funding is understandable, Kenya and regional partners cannot afford to lose the groun...
The gangs had turned to social media to intimidate residents and tourists, urging politicians to back the operation through genuine political goodwill...
Madogo has witnessed a surge in violent crimes in recent months, with a gang known locally as Kayole terrorising residents. Some members are as young...
Murkomen said the threat of gangs in the area is not limited to towns but extends deep into villages.
Both leaders noted that the MSS has made significant progress in addressing Haiti’s security challenges by strengthening security operations, supporti...
Kobia likened the unrest to “a crack in the foundation of a house,” warning that it could undermine governance, community trust, and peace across the...
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...
Authorities also seized a wallet containing the complainant’s national ID and his wife’s ID, a Kenya Police Service certificate of appointment, a mili...
The arrests are part of a broader security offensive across the coastal strip aimed at curbing violent crime, gang activity, and drug-related offences...
The violence has forced dozens to flee across the Artibonite River, some on foot and others by swimming, to escape gang-controlled areas.
Residents in the Haitian capital confirmed to AFP that heavy exchanges of gunfire broke out between armed gangs and police forces in the vicinity of t...
